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鲤跃龙门
lǐ​yuè​lóng​mén

to achieve great success

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 鲤 鯉 lǐ noun
    carp
    (bound form) carp; any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae; usually used in the compound 鲤鱼 lǐ​yú
  2. 跃 躍 yuè verb
    to jump
    to jump; to leap; to spring forward
  3. 龙门 龍門 lóng​mén
    Dragon Gate
    Mythical waterfall where a carp can transform into a dragon