挂靠

Traditional form:

掛靠

Pinyin (reading):

guàkào

Definitions:

• to be affiliated with
• to operate under the wing of
• affiliation

Characters:

• 挂 - to suspend, to put up, to hang; suspense
• 靠 - nearby; to depend on, to lean on, to trust

Traditional characters:

• 掛 - to suspend, to put up, to hang; suspense
• 靠 - nearby; to depend on, to lean on, to trust