shùngān

common
proverb

Meaning of 顺杆儿爬

顺杆儿爬 means to go along with what someone says to gain advantage; to climb the pole (figurative: take advantage of another's words or position). Pronounced shùn gān pá.

  • to go along with what someone says to gain advantage; to climb the pole (figurative: take advantage of another's words or position)

Definitions & Examples

Lǐng
dǎo
gāng
le
xiǎng
 
jiù
shùn
zhe
gān
r
wǎng
shàng
 
shàng
biǎo
shì
zàn
tóng
 

As soon as the leader mentioned an idea, he climbed right up the pole and immediately expressed his agreement.

bié
shùn
gān
le
 
zhī
dào
xīn
gēn
běn
shì
zhè
me
xiǎng
de
 

Stop going along with this to flatter me—I know that's not what you're really thinking.

Zhè
rén
zuì
huì
shùn
gān
 
jiàn
shén
me
rén
shuō
shén
me
huà
 

This person is an expert at climbing the pole—saying whatever suits whoever he's talking to.