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升堂入室

Mandarin · pinyin shēng táng rù shì

lit. to reach the main room and enter the chamber (idiom)
fig. to gradually attain proficiency
to attain a higher level

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升: shēng · arise, go up; hoist; advance; hexagram ䷭
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 · sheng1 tang2 ru4 shi4

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