登梯子上树，攀高枝儿登梯子上樹，攀高枝兒登梯子上樹，攀高枝兒

climbing a ladder up a tree: reaching for a high branch

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Currying favour with someone of higher status or power. Usually mocking.

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Simplified: 登梯子上树，攀高枝儿
Traditional (Taiwan): 登梯子上樹，攀高枝兒
Pinyin: dēng tīzi shàng shù, pāngāozhīr
Bopomofo: ㄉㄥㄊㄧ ˙ㄗㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄨˋ，ㄆㄢㄍㄠㄓㄦ

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

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