- lit. a pavilion near the water (idiom); fig. using one's proximity to the powerful to obtain favor
Characters
- 近 (近): near; close to; approximately
- 水 (水): surname Shui
- 楼 (樓): surname Lou
- 台 (台): Taiwan (abbr.); surname Tai
Resources
- Wiktionary: 近水楼台
- MDBG: 近水楼台
- Examples with 近水楼台 on Tatoeba
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