骑鹤扬州 — “Riding a crane to Yangzhou”
骑鹤扬州 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to desire to achieve many great things simultaneously, such as gaining an official position, accumulating wealth, and attaining immortality; to be overly ambitious, greedy, or harbor unrealistic fantasies”. Literally, “Riding a crane to Yangzhou”.
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- qí骑shàng上yáng扬zhōu州hè鹤Covet multiple grand desires simultaneously
- qí骑yáng扬zhōu州hè鹤Desire high office, wealth, and immortality simultaneously
- qí骑cáo曹bù不jì记mǎ马high-minded, detached from practical matters
- qí骑niú牛mì觅niú牛search for what one already has
- qí骑niú牛dú读hàn汉shū书diligent study despite inconvenient circumstances
- qí骑zhě者shàn善zhuì坠Even experts can make mistakes
- qí骑zhě者shàn善duò堕Even experts make mistakes
- qí骑hǔ虎nán难xià下caught in an inescapable predicament
- qí骑mǎ马chéng乘zhōu舟apply theories dogmatically and unrealistically
- qí骑mǎ马xún寻mǎ马Greedy for more benefits
- qí骑mǎ马zhǎo找mǎ马look for something one already has
- qí骑mǎ马dǐng顶bāo包confuse priorities or proper order
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What does 骑鹤扬州 mean?
骑鹤扬州 (qí hè yáng zhōu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to desire to achieve many great things simultaneously, such as gaining an official position, accumulating wealth, and attaining immortality; to be overly ambitious, greedy, or harbor unrealistic fantasies”.
How do you pronounce 骑鹤扬州?
骑鹤扬州 is pronounced qí hè yáng zhōu in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 骑鹤扬州 literally mean?
Literally, 骑鹤扬州 means “Riding a crane to Yangzhou”. It is used to mean “to desire to achieve many great things simultaneously, such as gaining an official position, accumulating wealth, and attaining immortality; to be overly ambitious, greedy, or harbor unrealistic fantasies”.
What is the Chinese definition of 骑鹤扬州?
比喻欲集做官、发财、成仙于一身，或形容贪婪、妄想。同“骑鹤上扬州”。