qí hè shàng yáng zhōu
lit. to ride a crane to Yangzhou (idiom); to get an official position
骑
qí
to sit astride
鹤
hè
crane
上
shàng
(bound form) up; upper; above; previous
扬
yáng
variant of 揚|扬[yang2]
州
zhōu
prefecture
