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The idiom being introduced now is 「托鳳攀龍」. Below, you’ll find its meaning and usage examples.

It’s like trying to cling to the dragon and the phoenix. A metaphor for dependence on emperors and powerful people.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

tuō fèng pān lóng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

tok3 fung6 paan1 lung4

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