登堂入室 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

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

Character by character

• 登dēngto rise, to mount, to board, to climb
• 堂tánghall, large room; government office; cousins
• 入rùto enter, to come in; to join
• 室shìhouse, home; room, chamber

Idioms sharing a character

• 一步登天 yī bù dēng tiān
• 捷足先登 jié zú xiān dēng
• 登高望远 dēng gāo wàng yuǎn
• 粉墨登场 fěn mò dēng chǎng
• 难于登天 nán yú dēng tiān
• 冠冕堂皇 guān miǎn táng huáng
• 升堂入室 shēng táng rù shì
• 哄堂大笑 hōng táng dà xiào
• 四世同堂 sì shì tóng táng
• 坐不垂堂 zuò bù chuí táng

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