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扳龙附凤

bān lóng fù fèng

4-character word Traditional 扳龍附鳳

What 扳龙附凤 means

1. hitching a ride to the sky on the dragon and phoenix (idiom); fig. currying favor with the rich and powerful in the hope of advancement

The characters in 扳龙附凤

• 扳bānto pull; to turn (sth) around; to turn around (a situation)
• 龙lóngChinese dragon; loong; (fig.) emperor; dragon
• 附fùto add; to attach; to be close to; to be attached
• 凤fèngphoenix

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