Chinese–English
近水楼台
jìn shuǐ lóu tái · jin shui lou tai
Traditional 近水樓臺
Meaning
CC-CEDICT- lit. a pavilion near the water (idiom); fig. using one's proximity to the powerful to obtain favor
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