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攀亲道故

pān qīn dào gù

4-character word Traditional 攀親道故

What 攀亲道故 means

1. idiomto use claims to kinship or friendship to climb socially

The characters in 攀亲道故

• 攀pānto climb (by pulling oneself up); to implicate; to claim connections of higher status
• 亲qīnparent; one's own (flesh and blood); relative
• 道dàoroad; path; (bound form) way; reason; principle; (bound form) a skill; an art…
• 故gùhappening; instance; reason

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