| 明升暗降 |
míng shēng àn jiàng |
(idiom) to kick sb upstairs |
| 明 |
Míng |
Ming Dynasty (1368–1644) / surname Ming / Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神农 Farmer God |
| 明 |
míng |
bright / opposite: dark 暗 / (of meaning) clear / to understand / next / public or open / wise / generic term for a sacrifice to the gods |
| 升 |
shēng |
to ascend; to rise / to promote; to elevate / liter / unit of dry measure for grain (= one liter or one-tenth dou 斗) |
| 升 |
shēng |
to ascend; to rise (variant of 升) / to promote; to elevate (variant of 升) |
| 升 |
shēng |
to ascend; to rise (variant of 升) / to promote; to elevate (variant of 升) |
| 暗 |
àn |
variant of 暗 |
| 暗 |
àn |
dark / to turn dark / secret; hidden / (literary) confused; ignorant |
| 暗 |
àn |
(literary) to close (a door) / to eclipse / confused; ignorant (variant of 暗) / dark (variant of 暗) |
| 降 |
jiàng |
to drop / to fall / to come down / to descend |
| 降 |
xiáng |
to surrender; to capitulate / to subdue; to conquer; to tame |