登堂入室

Chinese
 
to go up; to climb; ascend
to go up; to climb; ascend; mount; register; note; to publish; to issue; to record
 (main) hall; large room to enter room
trad. (登堂入室) 登 堂 入 室
simp. #(登堂入室) 登 堂 入 室
Literally: “to ascend to the hall and enter the inner room”.

Etymology

From the Analects, Book 11 (《論語·先進》):

子曰：「由之瑟，奚為於丘之門？」門人不敬子路。子曰：「由也升堂矣，未入於室也。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
子曰：「由之瑟，奚为于丘之门？」门人不敬子路。子曰：「由也升堂矣，未入于室也。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
Zǐyuē: “Yóu zhī sè, xī wèi yú Qiū zhī mén?” Ménrén bùjìng Zǐlù. Zǐyuē: “Yóu yě shēng táng yǐ, wèi rù yú shì yě.” [Pinyin]
The Master said, "What has the lute of You to do in my door?" The other disciples began not to respect Zilu. The Master said, "You has ascended to the hall, though he has not yet passed into the inner apartments."

Pronunciation

Idiom

登堂入室

  1. to break into a house
  2. (figurative) to attain a high level in one's learning
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