Definition & Meaning

convenient access; curry favour by using one's position of proximity to those in power

Word usage

jìn shuǐ lóu tái

近 水 楼 台

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derogconvenient access; curry favour by using one's position of proximity to those in power
- yī dàn yǒu huá suàn de jiāo yì nǐ kǒng pà néng jìn shuǐ lóu tái xiān dé yuè
  一旦有划算的交易你恐怕能近水楼台先得月。
  You may have an inside track when good deals become available.
synonym
xiān dǔ wéi kuài先睹为快 xiàng yáng huā mù向阳花木
antonym
biān cháng mò jí鞭长莫及 rú bì shǐ zhǐ如臂使指

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Note
"近水楼台" is an abbreviation of "近水楼台先得月".

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