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(lit.) from the main room, enter the inner chamber (idiom) · (fig.) to go to the next level; to attain a higher level

登堂入室
dēng táng rù shì
d+ēng·1st tonet+áng·2nd toner+ù·4th tonesh+ì·4th tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to reach great heights (in technical skills or scholastic achievements)登峰造极dēng fēng zào jíto excel in one's field当行出色dāng háng chū sè(lit.) the stove fire has turned bright green (allusion to Daoist alchemy) (idiom) · (fig.) (of an art, a technique etc) brought to the point of perfection炉火纯青lú huǒ chún qīnglit. to reach the main room and enter the chamber (idiom) · fig. to gradually attain proficiency · to attain a higher level升堂入室shēng táng rù shì
Antonyms
(lit.) to stop after taking just a sip (idiom); (fig.) to gain only a superficial knowledge of sth and then stop浅尝辄止qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐlit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head) · I don't understand a word (idiom) · it's all Greek to me一窍不通yī qiào bù tōng(idiom) not knowing anything at all; completely ignorant一无所知yī wú suǒ zhīventuring from one's thatched hut for the first time (idiom) · young and inexperienced · novice · greenhorn初出茅庐chū chū máo lú
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