高攀不上

gao1 pan1 bu4 shang4

can't climb socially, unable to claim higher class connections

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高攀不上

gāo pān bú shàng

be unworthy to seek connections with ...; cannot be friends (marry sb.) of a richer (more influential) family

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高攀不上|高攀不上 [gāo pān bù shàng] ► can't climb socially ► unable to claim higher class connections