巴高望上

bā gāo wàng shàng

Dictionary entry

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

What does 巴高望上 mean?

巴高望上 (bā gāo wàng shàng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to wish for higher status (idiom); to curry favor in the hope of promotion

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巴BāBa, a state during the Zhou dynasty (in present-day Chongqing and the eastern part of Sichuan) · the east of Sichuan and Chongqing Municipality 高Gāosurname Gao 望wàngfull moon · to hope 上shǎngused in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]

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巴高望上

bā gāo wàng shàng

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