"Social climbing" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 高攀 | gāo pān | social climbing / to claim connections with people in higher social class |  |
| 攀附 | pān fù | to climb (of climbing plants) / to creep / to cling on to / fig. to seek connection (with the rich and powerful) / social climbing |  |
| 趋炎附势 | qū yán fù shì | to curry favor (idiom) / playing up to those in power / social climbing | |
| 夤缘攀附 | yín yuán pān fù | to cling to the rich and powerful (idiom) / to advance one's career by currying favor / social climbing | |
| 攀高结贵 | pān gāo jié guì | lit. to cling to the high, connect to the rich (idiom) / to try to attach oneself to the rich and powerful / social climbing | |
| 攀附权贵 | pān fù quán guì | to cling to the powerful and rich (idiom) / social climbing | |
