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curry favor with the influential; be a time-server

qū yán fù shì

趋 炎 附 势

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derogcurry favor with the influential; be a time-server
- tā yǒu zhe chū shēn guì zú de zì xìn què háo wú qū yán fù shì de chǒu è zuǐ liǎn
  他有着出身贵族的自信，却毫无趋炎附势的丑恶嘴脸。
  Though he had patrician self-confidence, there was no snobbery in him.
- tā bèi yī xiē wéi wéi nuò nuò qū yán fù shì de rén suǒ bāo wéi
  他被一些唯唯诺诺、趋炎附势的人所包围。
  He is surrounded by yes-men who have jumped on the bandwagon.
synonym
ē yú fèng chéng阿谀奉承 liū xū pāi mǎ溜须拍马 pān lóng fù fèng攀龙附凤 qū yì féng yíng曲意逢迎 rú yǐ fù shān如蚁附膻 pān gāo jié guì攀高结贵 bā gāo wàng shàng巴高望上 jiē guì pān gāo接贵攀高 pān gāo jiē guì攀高接贵 pān lóng qū fèng攀龙趋凤 qū shì fù rè趋势附热 lóng pān fèng fù龙攀凤附
antonym
jié shēn zì hào洁身自好 gāng zhèng bù ē刚正不阿

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