更上一層樓
Chinese
to change; more; even more to change; more; even more; further; still; still more |
up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up |
one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.) |
layer; floor; a measure word for layers layer; floor; a measure word for layers; laminated; repeated; story (of a building); (maths) sheaf |
house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor | ||
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trad. (更上一層樓) | 更 | 上 | 一 | 層 | 樓 | |
simp. (更上一层楼) | 更 | 上 | 一 | 层 | 楼 | |
Literally: “further ascend one level of the building”. |
Etymology
From the poem 登鸛雀樓 (On the Stork Tower) by 王之渙 (Wang Zhihuan)
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄥˋ ㄕㄤˋ ㄧ ㄘㄥˊ ㄌㄡˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: gèngshàngyicénglóu
- Wade–Giles: kêng4-shang4-i1-tsʻêng2-lou2
- Yale: gèng-shàng-yī-tséng-lóu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: genqshanqitsernglou
- Palladius: гэншанъицэнлоу (gɛnšanʺicɛnlou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ t͡sʰɤŋ³⁵ loʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gang3 soeng5 jat1 cang4 lau4
- Yale: gang séuhng yāt chàhng làuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: gang3 soeng5 jat7 tsang4 lau4
- Guangdong Romanization: geng3 sêng5 yed1 ceng4 leo4
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɐŋ³³ sœːŋ¹³ jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰɐŋ²¹ lɐu̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
(deprecated template usage) 更上一層樓
- (figurative) strive for a greater achievement (similar to 'take it to the next level')
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- Mandarin words containing 一 undergoing tone sandhi to the fourth tone
- Chinese lemmas
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