鸳鹭行

鴛鷺行
yuānlùháng
phrase

Meanings

  1. 1 the rank of court officials
  2. 2 the orderly file of courtiers
  3. 3 the civil service as a body

Examples

HSK 7-9
Tā yìxīn xiǎng rù yuānlùháng, wèi cháotíng xiàolì.
All he wanted was to enter the ranks of the court and serve the throne.
HSK 7-9
Lǎo shīrén huíshǒu wǎngshì, huáiniàn nà duàn yuānlùháng de suìyuè.
Looking back, the old poet missed those years among the orderly ranks of court.

Tips

usage
Note 行 here reads háng (line, rank), not xíng. Like 鸳鹭群 but emphasizes the file - the way mandarin ducks and egrets stand in order. A literary term for the civil service.

Stroke Order

鸳 yuān
鹭 lù
行 xíng