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鯉魚跳龍門
简 鲤鱼跳龙门 · 繁 鯉魚跳龍門Mandarin · pinyin lǐ yú tiào lóng mén
Meanings
- to make a significant advance in one's career (idiom)
- to get one's big break
Characters in this entry
- 鯉
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- 魚
- yú · fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195
- 跳
- tiào · jump, leap, vault, bounce; dance
- 龍
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- 門
- mén · gate, door, entrance, opening; Kangxi radical 169
- 鲤
- lǐ · carp
- 鱼
- yú · fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195
- 龙
- lóng · dragon; symbolic of emperor
- 门
- mén · gate, door, entrance, opening
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Mandarin tones
3–2–4–2–2 · li3 yu2 tiao4 long2 men2
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
lei5 jyu4 tiu3 lung4 mun4
Cantonese word readings for 鯉魚跳龍門. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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lei5 jyu4 tiu3 lung4 mun4
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