这些所谓的贵人 谁不是拜高踩低
“these so-called dignitaries all flatter the high and trample the low with no exception.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
从骆家到清鹤 徐宛
“From the Luo family to Qing He and Xu Wan,”
这些 所谓的 贵人 谁不是 拜高踩低
“these so-called dignitaries all flatter the high and trample the low with no exception.”
“Once they have power, they bully the weak.”
“These aristocrats are completely hypocritical parasites who only abuse the weak.”
This idiom encapsulates a common social critique in Chinese history against opportunists who exploit class disparity to oppress those beneath them.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
so-called
Used before a noun to express doubt, skepticism, or contempt towards an established title.
fawn on the rich and kick the poor; snobbish
A powerful four-character idiom describing opportunists who curry favor with the powerful while abusing the powerless.
