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騎鶴上揚州

简骑鹤上扬州 · 繁騎鶴上揚州

Mandarin · pinyin qí hè shàng Yáng zhōu

lit. to ride a crane to Yangzhou (idiom); to get an official position

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上: shàng · top; superior, highest; go up, send up
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州: zhōu · administrative division, state
骑: qí · ride horseback; mount; cavalry
鹤: hè · crane; Grus species (various)
扬: yáng · scatter, spread; praise

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2–4–4–2–1 · qi2 he4 shang4 Yang2 zhou1

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