ㄐㄧㄣˋjìnㄕㄨㄟˇshuǐㄌㄡˊlóuㄊㄞˊtái

  1. 范仲淹官兵唯獨巡檢不見近水樓臺向陽花木。」·清夜》。接近某些事物得到優先方便獲利機會·湯顯祖選士·第一》:天下中式士子參謁太尉正是近水樓臺向陽花木。」鞭長莫及

lit. a pavilion near the water (idiom)​; fig. using one's proximity to the powerful to obtain favor