青云直上

qīngyúnzhíshàng

(figuratively) Be promoted quickly to a high position in an official career.

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rapid advancement in one's career; skyrocket

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rapid advancement in one's career; skyrocket

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qing1 yun2 zhi2 shang4

rising straight up in a clear sky (idiom); rapid promotion to a high post, meteoric career

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青云直上

qīng yún zhí shàng

float upon the clouds; be promoted quickly in an official career; be promoted to higher and higher posts; come up in the world; get rapid promotion or a series of successes; have a meteoric rise; hit the highest (literary) honours; rapid advancement; rapidly to go up in the world; rapid promotion of one's position; rise to fame swiftly

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青雲直上|青云直上 [qīng yún zhí shàng] ► rising straight up in a clear sky (idiom); rapid promotion to a high post ► meteoric career