毛虫爬树梢，沾高枝儿毛蟲爬樹梢，沾高枝兒毛蟲爬樹梢，沾高枝兒

a caterpillar on a treetop: touching the high branch

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Mocks someone who benefits from a connection to a high-ranking person.
Wordplay: 沾 (zhān) means both 'touch' and 'gain benefit from a connection', and 高枝儿 means both a high branch and high status.

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Simplified: 毛虫爬树梢，沾高枝儿
Traditional (Taiwan): 毛蟲爬樹梢，沾高枝兒
Pinyin: máochóng pá shùshāo, zhān gāozhīr
Bopomofo: ㄇㄠˊ ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄆㄚˊ ㄕㄨˋ ㄕㄠ，ㄓㄢㄍㄠㄓㄦ

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

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