骑鹤上扬州 in English qi2 he4 shang4 Yang2 zhou1 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to ride a crane to Yangzhou (idiomatic expression); to get an official position

Simplified Characters

骑 鹤 上 扬 州

Traditional Characters

騎 鶴 上 揚 州

Pinyin

qi2 he4 shang4 Yang2 zhou1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

骑qi2(Tw) saddle horse 鹤he4crane 上shang4see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1] 扬yang2abbr. for 揚州|扬州[Yang2 zhou1] 州zhou1prefecture