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登堂入室

Mandarin · pinyin dēng táng rù shì

Meanings

  1. (lit.) from the main room, enter the inner chamber (idiom)
  2. (fig.) to go to the next level; to attain a higher level
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登
dēng · rise, mount, board, climb
堂
táng · hall; government office
入
rù · enter, come in(to), join
室
shì · room, home, house, chamber; 13th lunar mansion, determinative star α Pegasi (Markab)
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1–2–4–4 · deng1 tang2 ru4 shi4

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dang1 tong4 jap6 sat1

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to break into a house
  2. (figurative) to attain a high level in one's learning

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登堂入室 · deng1 tang2 ru4 shi4
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Exact source record登堂入室 登堂入室 [deng1 tang2 ru4 shi4] /(lit.) from the main room, enter the inner chamber (idiom)/(fig.) to go to the next level; to attain a higher level/