play up to people of power and influence

play up to people of power and influence

Fu Feng Pan Long, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is f ù f è NGP ā NL ó ng, which means to curry favor with powerful people for wealth. From fayan Yuanqian.

Notes on Idioms

Attachment: attachment; climbing: climbing.

The origin of Idioms

Han Yangxiong's fayan Yuanqian: "Panlong scale, with Phoenix wings."

Idiom usage

It is used as predicate, object and attribute. Sorry for you. You're a good match for yourself. Gong Tan, a warning bell written by Hong Jianguo in Qing Dynasty

Idiom story

At the end of the Qin Dynasty and the beginning of the Han Dynasty, fan Kuai, Li Shang, Xia Houying and Guan Ying became prominent figures because they took refuge in Liu Bang. Fan Kuai used to be a butcher who killed dogs. Because he married empress Lu's sister, he was granted the title of Wuyang marquis. Li Shang was granted a letter to become king, Xia Houying was granted Ruyin Marquis for saving Liu Bang's wife and children, Guanying was granted Xuanling king.