- 飞黄腾达
- fēihuángténgdámake rapid advances in one's career; have a meteoric rise* * *make a meteoric rise; come into one's kingdom; rise in the world; strike oil* * *come into one's kingdom; rise in the world; strike oil* * *fei1 huang2 teng2 da2lit. the divine steed Huang flashes past (idiom); fig. a meteoric rise, career success, The Apprentice (UK reality TV series)* * *飞黄腾达fēi huáng téng dábe successful in one's official career; climb up the social ladder rapidly; come into one's kingdom; get rapid promotion (series of successes) in life; have a meteoric rise; make one's way in the world; make rapid advances in one's career; rapid promotion to high official rank; rise high; rise to a position of great importance; soar aloft* * *飛黃騰達|飞黄腾达 [fēi huáng téng dá] ► lit. the divine steed Huang flashes past (idiom); fig. a meteoric rise ► career success ► The Apprentice (UK reality TV series)
Chinese-English dictionary. Academic. 2013.