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明升暗降

Mandarin · pinyin míng shēng àn jiàng

Meanings

  1. (idiom) to kick sb upstairs
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明
míng · bright, light, brilliant; clear
升
shēng · arise, go up; hoist; advance; hexagram ䷭
暗
àn · dark; obscure; in secret, covert
降
jiàng · descend, fall, drop; lower, down
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2–1–4–4 · ming2 sheng1 an4 jiang4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ming4 sing1 am3 gong3

Cantonese word readings for 明升暗降. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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