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夤缘
夤緣
yínyuán
1. to curry favor
2. to advance one's career by graft

Character Breakdown

夤
yín
late at night; distant, remote; deep
14 丶
缘
yuán
reason, cause; fate; margin, hem
HSK 6 12 丶

Compound Words (1)

夤缘攀附
yínyuánpānfù
to cling to the rich and powerful (idiom); to advance one's career by currying favor

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