◎ 夤缘 yínyuán[try to advance one's career by carrying favour with important people;make use of one's connections to climb up] 本指攀附上升,后喻攀附权贵,向上巴结 乔松孤立,萝茑夤缘,柔附凌云,岂曰能贤。——《旧唐书·令孤楚牛僧孺传赞》夤缘得官-----------------国语辞典：攀缘上升。《文选．左思．吴都赋》：「夤缘山岳之屺，幂历江海之流。」比喻攀附权贵以求进身。《初刻拍案惊奇．卷二○》：「况且一清如水，俸资之外，毫不苟取，那有钱财夤缘？」