青云直上
青云直上
qīng yún zhí shàng
rising straight up in a clear sky (idiom); rapid promotion to a high post; meteoric career
idiom
Traditional: 青雲直上
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- (idiom) rising straight up in a clear sky (idiom); rapid promotion to a high post
- meteoric career
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Related Words
四声(sì shēng)— the four tones of classical Chinese phonetics, namely: level or even tone 平聲|平声, third tone 上聲|上声, fourth tone 去聲|去声, entering tone 入聲|入声
→一清二楚(yī qīng èr chǔ)— to be very clear about sth (idiom)
→一清如水(yī qīng rú shuǐ)— lit. as clear as water (idiom)
→戴盆望天(dài pén wàng tiān)— lit. viewing the sky with a basin on one's head; it is hard to get a clear view of the sky while carrying a platter on one's head
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