登堂入室 in English deng1 tang2 ru4 shi4 Meaning

Meanings

• from the main room, enter the inner chamber (idiomatic expression)
• to go to the next level
• to attain a higher level

Pinyin

deng1 tang2 ru4 shi4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

登deng1to scale (a height) 堂tang2(main) hall 入ru4to enter 室shi4surname Shi