Dig high and trample low
As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B ā g ā OC ǎ ID ī, which means to flatter the superior and bully the inferior. From selected Chinese Folktales: traitor Li Siyi.
The origin of Idioms
Selected Chinese Folktales: traitor Li Siyi: "to be a man is to step on the high and step on the low, and be good at floating on the water."
Idiom usage
Combined; as predicate and attribute; with commendatory meaning.
Chinese PinYin : bā gāo cǎi dī
Dig high and trample low
It's hard to live up to its reputation. shèng míng zhī xià,qí shí nán fù
attach oneself to persons in power. pān gāo jié guì
collapse at the first encounter. yī chù jí kuì
be fraught with grim possibilities. xiōng duō jí shǎo