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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

to make a significant advance in one's career (idiom)
to get one's big break

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鯉: Look up this written character
魚: yú · fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195
跳: tiào · jump, leap, vault, bounce; dance
龍: Look up this written character
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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3–2–4–2–2 · li3 yu2 tiao4 long2 men2

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lei5 jyu4 tiu3 lung4 mun4

Cantonese word readings for 鯉魚跳龍門. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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