骑上扬州鹤 — “To covet multiple, often contradictory, grand desires simultaneously”
骑上扬州鹤 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to covet multiple, often contradictory, grand desires simultaneously”. To be excessively greedy or have unrealistic aspirations, wanting to achieve all good things at once. Literally, “Ride a crane to Yangzhou”.
骑上扬州鹤 Pronunciation and Pinyin
骑上扬州鹤 Character Breakdown
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- 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
- qí骑lǘ驴dǎo倒duò堕riding a donkey and falling backward
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What does 骑上扬州鹤 mean?
骑上扬州鹤 (qí shàng yáng zhōu hè) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to covet multiple, often contradictory, grand desires simultaneously”.
How do you pronounce 骑上扬州鹤?
骑上扬州鹤 is pronounced qí shàng yáng zhōu hè in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 骑上扬州鹤 literally mean?
Literally, 骑上扬州鹤 means “Ride a crane to Yangzhou”. It is used to mean “to covet multiple, often contradictory, grand desires simultaneously”.
What is the Chinese definition of 骑上扬州鹤?
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”。