拍马屁 | pāi mǎ pì | to flatter / to fawn on / to butter sb up / toadying / bootlicking | |
钻营 | zuān yíng | toadying for personal gain / to curry favor / to study in great depth | |
扒高踩低 | pá gāo cǎi dī | crawl high, step low (idiom) / unprincipled crawling, flattering one's superiors and trampling on one's juniors / toadying and bullying | |
夤缘 | yín yuán | to curry favor / to advance one's career by toadying |