き
驥
び
尾
　
に
ふ
付
　
す

expression, Godan verb

Idiomatic expression.
  1. to succeed by following the lead of an expert, to get ahead by following someone's lead.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
き
驥
び
尾
　
に
ふ
付
　
す
 驥尾に付す きびにふす

Contained Kanji Breakdown

fast horse, talent
キ (Kentei 1)
horse
ま　バ　うま (2nd, N3)
three
サン　み　みっ.つ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ
hope for, wish, Hebei province
キ　こいねが.う (Kentei 1)
north
ホク　きた　ほっ (2nd, N5)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ　さじ (Kentei 1)
uncommon, different, queerness
イ　こと　け (6th, N1)
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)
together, both, neither
とも　キョウ (4th, N3)
twenty(廿) variant
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
tail, end, counter for fish
お　ビ (7th, N1)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ　かたしろ (Kentei 1)
fur, hair, feather
モウ　け　めん (2nd, N2)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
to depend on, to entrust with
タク　チャク
seven
なな　シチ　なの (1st, N5)
adhere, attach, refer to
つ.ける　フ　-づけ (4th, N3)
human radical (no. 9)
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン　す　みき (6th, N1)