近水楼台先得月

jìn shuǐ lóu tái xiān dé yuè

释义

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

近水楼台先得月 的构成词

• 先 xiān: early
• 得 dé: to obtain
• 得 de: structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
• 得 děi: to have to
• 月 yuè: moon
• 楼 lóu: house with more than 1 story
• 台 tái: desk; table; counter
• 水 shuǐ: water
• 近 jìn: near
• 楼台 lóu tái: (dialect) balcony
• 近水楼台 jìn shuǐ lóu tái: lit. a pavilion near the water (idiom); fig. using one's proximity to the powerful to obtain favor