和尚跟着月亮走，沾光和尚跟著月亮走，沾光和尚跟着月亮走，沾光

a monk walking along following the moon: catching the light

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Describes benefiting from someone else's status or success, as in 'riding on his coattails'. Mildly humorous.
Wordplay: 沾光 (zhānguāng) means literally to be touched by light, and figuratively to gain an advantage through someone else.

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Simplified: 和尚跟着月亮走，沾光
Traditional (Taiwan): 和尚跟著月亮走，沾光
Traditional (Hong Kong): 和尚跟着月亮走，沾光
Pinyin: héshang gēnzhe yuèliang zǒu, zhānguāng
Bopomofo: ㄏㄜˊ ˙ㄕㄤㄍㄣ ˙ㄓㄜㄩㄝˋ ˙ㄌㄧㄤㄗㄡˇ，ㄓㄢㄍㄨㄤ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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