鲤鱼跳龙门 in English li3 yu2 tiao4 long2 men2 Meaning

Meanings

  • to make a significant advance in one's career (idiomatic expression)
  • to get one's big break

Simplified Characters

鲤 鱼 跳 龙 门

Traditional Characters

鯉 魚 跳 龍 門

Pinyin

li3 yu2 tiao4 long2 men2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

鲤li3carp 鱼yu2surname Yu 跳tiao4to jump 龙long2surname Long 门men2surname Men