趋炎附势

to curry favor (idiom); playing up to those in power / social climbing

variant of 附[fu4]

to add / to attach / to be close to / to be attached

power / influence / potential / momentum / tendency / trend / situation / conditions / outward appearance / sign / gesture / male genitals

flame / inflammation / -itis

to hasten / to hurry / to walk fast / to approach / to tend towards / to converge