巴高望上

Traditional form:

巴高望上

Pinyin (reading):

bāgāowàngshàng

Definitions:

• to wish for higher status (idiom); to curry favor in the hope of promotion

Characters:

• 巴 - to desire, to wish for
• 高 - tall, lofty; high, elevated
• 望 - to expect, to hope, to look forward to
• 上 - above, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous

Traditional characters:

• 巴 - to desire, to wish for
• 高 - tall, lofty; high, elevated
• 望 - to expect, to hope, to look forward to
• 上 - above, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous