鯉魚跳龍門 lǐ yú tiào lóng mén

DEFINITIONS

  1. to make a significant advance in one's career (idiom)
  2. to get one's big break

CHARACTERS

鯉 lǐ carp
魚 yú fish; surname; KangXi radical 195
跳 tiào
HSK 2
jump, leap, vault, bounce; dance
龍 lóng dragon; symbolic of emperor
門 mén gate, door, entrance, opening