- 巴高望上
- ba1 gao1 wang4 shang4to wish for higher status (idiom); to curry favor in the hope of promotion* * *巴高望上bā gāo wàng shànghave the ambition to rise in society; seek advancement (promotion); want to rise in the world and become a person of importance* * *巴高望上|巴高望上 [bā gāo wàng shàng] ► to wish for higher status (idiom); to curry favor in the hope of promotion
Chinese-English dictionary. Academic. 2013.