加官进爵

加官進爵

jiāguānjìnjué

idiom

Meanings

1 to be promoted in office and rank
2 to rise to higher official position and noble title

Characters

to add / increase

official position

noble rank / peerage

Examples

他立下大功，皇帝加官进爵以示嘉奖。

Tā lìxià dàgōng, huángdì jiāguānjìnjué yǐ shì jiājiǎng.

He performed a great service, and the emperor promoted him in office and rank as a reward.

祝你新年加官进爵，步步高升。

Zhù nǐ xīnnián jiāguānjìnjué, bùbù gāoshēng.

Wishing you promotion in office and rank in the new year, rising step by step.

Tips

history

Documented in 《金史·章宗元妃李氏传》 (Jin dynasty official history) and Ming-era literature. 爵 refers to the five-rank noble titles 公侯伯子男 (gōng-hóu-bó-zǐ-nán, 'duke-marquis-count-viscount-baron') of imperial China — a system that lasted from the Zhou dynasty until 1912.

usage

Now commonly used as a New Year's greeting or congratulations on a workplace promotion, even though the imperial system is long gone. Stronger and more poetic than the everyday 升职 (shēngzhí, 'get promoted').

Stroke Order

加 jiā

官 guān

进 jìn

爵 jué