趋炎附势
Traditional form:
趨炎附勢
Pinyin (reading):
qūyánfùshì
Definitions:
- to curry favor (idiom); playing up to those in power
- social climbing
Characters:
- 趋 - to hurry, to hasten; to approach, to be attracted to
- 炎 - flame, blaze; hot
- 附 - nearby; to adhere to, to attach; to rely on
- 势 - power, force; tendency, attitude
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