裙帶關係
simp裙带关系kwan4 daai3 gwaan1 hai6qún dài guān xi
English
- (idiom) favoritism shown to sb because of the influence of the person's wife or other female relative
- nepotism
- (idiom) (by extension) favoritism towards relatives, friends or associates
- nepotism
粵語 — Cantonese
- 同有權勢嘅人相熟,從中得到利益
Examples
黃Sir同校長好熟,靠裙帶關係先升到做主任。
Mr. Wong was friends with the principal, so he got promoted to head of department due to nepotism.
Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk