近水楼台先得月

jìnshuǐlóutáixiāndéyuè

the pavilion closest to the water enjoys moonlight first (idiom); to benefit from intimacy with an influential person

Traditional 近水樓臺先得月

Meaning

jìnshuǐlóutáixiāndéyuèjin4 shui3 lou2 tai2 xian1 de2 yue4
  1. the pavilion closest to the water enjoys moonlight first (idiom)
  2. to benefit from intimacy with an influential person

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