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近水楼台

近水樓臺

jìn shuǐ lóu tái

gan6 seui2 lau4 toi4

lit. a pavilion near the water (idiom)

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lit. a pavilion near the water (idiom) / fig. using one's proximity to the powerful to obtain favor /

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Cantofish: samemdbg

MDBG: lit. a pavilion near the water (idiom); fig. using one's proximity to the powerful to obtain favor

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