近水楼台
Traditional form:
近水樓臺
Pinyin (reading):
jìnshuǐlóutái
Definitions:
- lit. a pavilion near the water (idiom); fig. using one's proximity to the powerful to obtain favor
Characters:
- 近 - to approach; near, close; intimate
- 水 - water, liquid, lotion, juice
- 楼 - multi-story building; floor
- 台 - platform; unit; term of address
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