ㄅㄚㄍㄠgāoㄨㄤˋwàngㄕㄤˋshàng

  1. 力求上進紅樓夢·四六》:別說鴛鴦一個不想巴高望上不想出頭?」

to wish for higher status (idiom)​; to curry favor in the hope of promotion