攀亲道故

Traditional form:

攀親道故

Pinyin (reading):

pānqīndàogù

Definitions:

• (idiom) to use claims to kinship or friendship to climb socially

Characters:

• 攀 - to climb, to hang on, to pull up
• 亲 - relatives, parents; intimate; the hazelnut tree
• 道 - method, way; path, road
• 故 - reason, cause; happening, instance

Traditional characters:

• 攀 - to climb, to hang on, to pull up
• 親 - relatives, parents; intimate; the hazelnut tree
• 道 - method, way; path, road
• 故 - reason, cause; happening, instance