扒高踩低

paa4 gou1 caai2 dai1

crawl high, step low (idiom); unprincipled crawling, flattering one's superiors and trampling on one's juniors · toadying and bullying

Meanings

  1. crawl high, step low (idiom); unprincipled crawling, flattering one's superiors and trampling on one's juniors
  2. toadying and bullying

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