骑鹤上扬州
qí​hè​shàng​yáng​zhōu

to have unbounded ambition

  • created sense approved 骑鹤上扬州/騎鶴上揚州 · qí​hè​shàng​yáng​zhōu · to have unbounded ambition — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    骑鹤上扬州 / 騎鶴上揚州

    qí​hè​shàng​yáng​zhōu

    to have unbounded ambition

    literally meaning to ride a crane to Yangzhou; to have high ambitions or to desire both wealth and an official position simultaneously

    骑 (literal) → 骑/騎 · qí · to ride 鹤 (literal) → 鹤/鶴 · hè · crane 上 (literal) → 上 · shàng · to go up 扬州 (literal) → 扬州/揚州 · yáng​zhōu · Yangzhou (city)

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