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- to climb
- to pull oneself up
- to clamber
- to scale
- fig. to forge ahead in the face of hardships and danger
- to climb (of climbing plants)
- to creep
- to cling on to
- fig. to seek connection (with the rich and powerful)
- social climbing
- (coll.) to try to improve one's social standing by marrying or affiliating with people of higher status
Trad. 夤緣攀附
- to cling to the rich and powerful (idiom); to advance one's career by currying favor
- social climbing
- to be unworthy to associate with (sb of higher social status)
Trad. 中華攀雀
- (bird species of China) Chinese penduline tit (Remiz consobrinus)
- too high to reach (idiom); eminent and unapproachable
- (bird species of China) white-crowned penduline tit (Remiz coronatus)
- lit. not dare to pull oneself up high (humble term)
- I cannot presume on your attention
- Panzhihua, prefecture-level city in Sichuan Province 四川省[Si4 chuan1 Sheng3]
Trad. 攀親道故
- (idiom) to use claims to kinship or friendship to climb socially
Trad. 攀誣陷害
- unjust accusation
- miscarriage of justice
Trad. 攀附權貴
- to cling to the powerful and rich (idiom); social climbing
Trad. 攀高枝兒
- erhua form of 攀高枝[pan1 gao1 zhi1]
Trad. 攀高結貴
- lit. to cling to the high, connect to the rich (idiom); to try to attach oneself to the rich and powerful
- social climbing
Trad. 攀龍附鳳
- see 扳龍附鳳|扳龙附凤[ban1 long2 fu4 feng4]