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近水樓臺

jìnshuǐlóutái

ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄡˊ ㄊㄞˊ

Simplified 近水楼台

  1. 1lit. a pavilion near the water (idiom); fig. using one's proximity to the powerful to obtain favor

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