近水樓臺先得月

1. • the pavilion closest to the water enjoys moonlight first (idiom)
2. • to benefit from intimacy with an influential person

Character by character

• 近(jìn)near
• 水(shuǐ)surname Shui
• 樓(lóu)surname Lou
• 臺(tái)Taiwan
• 先(xiān)beforehand
• 得(dé)get
• 月(yuè)moon