近水楼台
Traditional: 近水樓臺Dictionary entry
lit. a pavilion near the water (idiom); fig. using one's proximity to the powerful to obtain favor
What does 近水楼台 mean?
近水楼台 (jìn shuǐ lóu tái) has the following dictionary meaning.
1lit. a pavilion near the water (idiom); fig. using one's proximity to the powerful to obtain favor
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