pole-climbing (as gymnastics or circus act) / climbing pole
百尺竿头，更尽一步
bǎi chǐ gān tóu , gèng jìn yī bù
lit. hundred foot pole, progress still further (idiom) / fig. much accomplished, still some work to do / to continue to further successes / not to rest on one's laurels
立杆见影
lì gān jiàn yǐng
lit. put up a pole and see the shadow (idiom) / to expect instant results
(Tw) (slang) a prank, prevalent in Chinese schools and known as "happy corner" in Hong Kong, in which several people carry a victim with his legs spread open, bringing his groin up against a pole or tree trunk
头位
tóu wèi
(car racing) pole position / (obstetrics) cephalic presentation (i.e. head-first birth)
lit. only one end of the barber's pole is hot (idiom) / fig. one-sided enthusiasm / one party is interested, but the other, not so much / (Note: In former days, street barbers carried their equipment on a pole, with tools and a stool at one end and a brazier at the other.)
抬秤
tái chèng
large steelyard usu. operated by three people &ndash / two to lift it using a pole, and one to adjust the counterweight
lit. after climbing a hundred feet up a pole, one should go even further (idiom) / fig. even if one has achieved a measure of success, one should strive to do even better
jí
