pá gāo cǎi dī

扒高踩低 (pá gāo cǎi dī) is a Chinese word meaning “crawl high, step low (idiom); unprincipled crawling, flattering one's superiors and trampling on one's juniors; toadying and bullying”.

Meanings

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

Characters in 扒高踩低

扒bā · to peel高gāo · high踩cǎi · to step on低dī · low

Related words

高兴happy高high高surname Gao高中senior high school (abbr. for 高級中學|高级中学[gao1 ji2 zhong1 xue2])高中to pass brilliantly (used in congratulatory fashion)低low最高tallest踩to step on踩variant of 踩[cai3]高级high level提高to raise高度height

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