骑鹤望扬州 — “Riding a crane and looking towards Yangzhou”
骑鹤望扬州 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to harbor unrealistic and excessive desires, wanting to achieve multiple grand goals (like wealth, power, and immortality) all at once; to be greedy and deluded by wishful thinking”. Literally, “Riding a crane and looking towards Yangzhou”.
骑鹤望扬州 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- qí骑yáng扬zhōu州hè鹤Desire high office, wealth, and immortality simultaneously
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- qí骑niú牛mì觅niú牛search for what one already has
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- 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
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What does 骑鹤望扬州 mean?
骑鹤望扬州 (qí hè wàng yáng zhōu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to harbor unrealistic and excessive desires, wanting to achieve multiple grand goals (like wealth, power, and immortality) all at once; to be greedy and deluded by wishful thinking”.
How do you pronounce 骑鹤望扬州?
骑鹤望扬州 is pronounced qí hè wàng yáng zhōu in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 骑鹤望扬州 literally mean?
Literally, 骑鹤望扬州 means “Riding a crane and looking towards Yangzhou”. It is used to mean “to harbor unrealistic and excessive desires, wanting to achieve multiple grand goals (like wealth, power, and immortality) all at once; to be greedy and deluded by wishful thinking”.
What is the Chinese definition of 骑鹤望扬州?
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”。