门前系起高头马，不是亲来也是亲門前系起高頭馬，不是親來也是親門前系起高頭馬，不是親來也是親

tie a tall horse at your gate and even non-relatives come as relatives

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Once you have wealth or power, many people will claim to be your kin. Cynical.

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Simplified: 门前系起高头马，不是亲来也是亲
Traditional (Taiwan): 門前系起高頭馬，不是親來也是親
Pinyin: ménqián jì qǐ gāotou mǎ, bú shì qīn lái yě shì qīn
Pinyin (Taiwan): ménqián xì qǐ gāotou mǎ, bú shì qīn lái yě shì qīn
Bopomofo: ㄇㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄍㄠ ˙ㄊㄡㄇㄚˇ，ㄅㄨˊ ㄕˋ ㄑㄧㄣㄌㄞˊ ㄧㄝˇ ㄕˋ ㄑㄧㄣ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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