上楼梯吃甘蔗，步步登高，节节甜上樓梯吃甘蔗，步步登高，節節甜上樓梯吃甘蔗，步步登高，節節甜

eating sugar cane while going up the stairs: each step higher, each joint sweeter

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Life or status keeps improving and each day is better than the last. Approving, often a good wish.

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Simplified: 上楼梯吃甘蔗，步步登高，节节甜
Traditional (Taiwan): 上樓梯吃甘蔗，步步登高，節節甜
Pinyin: shàng lóutī chī gānzhe, bùbùdēnggāo, jiéjié tián
Bopomofo: ㄕㄤˋ ㄌㄡˊ ㄊㄧㄔㄍㄢ ˙ㄓㄜ，ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄥㄍㄠ，ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄊㄧㄢˊ

Written with HSK 3 vocabulary, at CEFR level A2.

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