骑鹤上扬州
Traditional form:
騎鶴上揚州
Pinyin (reading):
qíhèshàng Yángzhōu
Definitions:
- lit. to ride a crane to Yangzhou (idiom); to get an official position
Characters:
- 骑 - to ride, to mount; cavalry
- 鹤 - crane; Grus species (various)
- 上 - above, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous
- 扬 - to flutter, to wave; to hoist, to raise; to praise
- 州 - state, province, prefecture
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