骑鹤上扬州

qí hè shàng yáng zhōu

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 骑鹤上扬州

州
zhōu

prefecture

扬
yáng

to raise

骑
qí

to sit astride

上扬
shàng yáng

(of prices etc) to rise

扬州
yáng zhōu

Yangzhou, prefecture-level city in Jiangsu

骑鹤
qí hè

to ride a crane (as a Daoist adept)

鹤
hè

crane

上
shàng

on top