"水鬼升城隍" meaning in Chinese

See 水鬼升城隍 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /sɵy̯³⁵ kʷɐi̯³⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵ sɪŋ²¹ wɔːŋ²¹/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA], /t͡sui⁵²⁻³⁵ kui⁵² seŋ³³⁻²³ sĩã⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ŋ³³/ [Min-Nan, Teochew, Sinological-IPA]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 水鬼升城隍
  1. (chiefly Cantonese) someone originally in a lowly position abruptly rises to a high position (usually undeservedly) Tags: Cantonese, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-水鬼升城隍-zh-phrase-uQphZvZy Categories (other): Cantonese Chinese, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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        "Min-Nan",
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        "Peng'im"
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      "zh_pron": "sêu² guei² xing¹ xing⁴ wong⁴"
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      ],
      "zh_pron": "tsúi kúi seng siâⁿ ng"
    },
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      "ipa": "/t͡sui⁵²⁻³⁵ kui⁵² seŋ³³⁻²³ sĩã⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ŋ³³/",
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      "zh_pron": "sêu² guei² xing¹ xing⁴ wong⁴"
    },
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      "zh_pron": "tsúi kúi seng siâⁿ ng"
    },
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      "ipa": "/t͡sui⁵²⁻³⁵ kui⁵² seŋ³³⁻²³ sĩã⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ŋ³³/",
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