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近水樓臺 近水楼台 [jin4 shui3 lou2 tai2] /lit. a pavilion near the water (idiom); fig. using one's proximity to the powerful to obtain favor/ 6354 1
近水樓臺先得月 近水楼台先得月 [jin4 shui3 lou2 tai2 xian1 de2 yue4] /the pavilion closest to the water enjoys moonlight first (idiom)/to benefit from intimacy with an influential person/ 4697 1
樓臺 楼台 [lou2 tai2] /(dialect) balcony/terrace/(literary) high building/tower/(old) stage for theatrical performance/ 2013 1

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