- 拔茅连茹
- ba2 mao2 lian2 ru2lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom);fig. also involving others, inextricably tangled together, Invite one and he'll tell all his friends.* * *拔茅连茹bá máo lián rúpull up the rushes with (by) their roots; promote good men who will bring their associates (比喻相互引荐, 擢用一人就连带引进许多人)* * *拔茅連茹|拔茅连茹 [bá máo lián rú] ► lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom); fig. also involving others ► inextricably tangled together ► Invite one and he'll tell all his friends.
Chinese-English dictionary. Academic. 2013.