諂上欺下chǎn shàng qī xiàbe servile to one’s superiors and tyrannical to one’s subordinates; fawn on those above and bully those below; high-hat;snobbish
? 他以為在官場(chǎng)靠著～就可以官運(yùn)亨通，步步高升。He thought that by fawning on those above and bullying those below in official circles he would have plenty of chances of official promotion.
? 他發(fā)現(xiàn)～的清朝官員平步青云，而剛正不阿的少數(shù)人卻一個(gè)個(gè)失寵的失寵，罷官的罷官。He found that those snobbish Qing officials had meteoric rises,whereas those few who were upright and never stooped to flattery either fell into disfavour or were dismissed from office. 諂上欺下chǎn shànɡ qī xià諂：討好。對(duì)上討好、拍馬屁，卻欺壓下面。be servile to one’s superiors and tyramnical to one’s subordinates, fawn on those above and bully those below |