跳龙门
tiào​lóng​mén

to pass the civil-service exams

  • created reference approved 跳龙门/跳龍門 → 登龙门/登龍門 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    跳龙门 / 跳龍門 tiào​lóng​mén

    登龙门 / 登龍門 dēng​lóng​mén

    see

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 跳龙门/跳龍門 · tiào​lóng​mén · to pass the civil-service exams — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    跳龙门 / 跳龍門

    tiào​lóng​mén

    to pass the civil-service exams

    to pass the highest imperial examinations; also used as a metaphor for a sudden rise in social status from poverty to wealth

    跳, 龙门

    跳 (literal) → 跳 · tiào · to jump 龙门 (literal) → 龙门/龍門 · lóng​mén · Dragon Gate

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense