見高就拜見低就踩 (gin3 gou1 zau6 baai3 gin3 dai1 zau6 caai2) — bow to those higher up, trample on those lower down in Cantonese

gin˗₃gouˉ¹zauˍ₆baai˗₃gin˗₃daiˉ¹zauˍ₆caaiˊ²
见高就拜见低就踩
Mandarin Pinyin: jian4 gao1 jiu4 bai4 jian4 di1 jiu4 cai3

Meaning of 見高就拜見低就踩

nounbow to those higher up, trample on those lower down
nounto flatter those above one and bully those below; to treat people differently according to their status; to be a snob; snobbish
noun(literally: bow to those higher up, trample on those lower down); be snobbish

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