粵

高gou1攀paan1

gou1 paan1gāo pān

English

  1. social climbing
  2. to claim connections with people in higher social class
  3. to make friends with somebody of a higher socio-economic status

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 去結識一啲擁有更高社會同埋經濟地位嘅人

Examples

  • 唔敢高攀

    to dare not to make friends with people of a higher social status

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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