攀亲道故 pān qīn dào gù

DEFINITIONS

  1. to use claims to kinship or friendship to climb socially (idiom)

CHARACTERS

攀 pān
HSK 6
climb; pull; hang on to
亲 qīn
HSK 4
relatives, parents; intimate the hazel nut or filbert tree a thorny tree
道 dào
HSK 2
path, road, street; method, way
故 gù
HSK 3
ancient, old; reason, because