平步青云
píng​bù​qīng​yún

to have a meteoric rise

  • created reference approved 平步青云/平步青雲 → 平地青云/平地青雲 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    平步青云 / 平步青雲 píng​bù​qīng​yún

    平地青云 / 平地青雲 píng​dì​qīng​yún

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 平步青云/平步青雲 · píng​bù​qīng​yún · to have a meteoric rise — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    平步青云 / 平步青雲

    píng​bù​qīng​yún

    to have a meteoric rise

    to rapidly rise to a high position or status; to go up in the world with ease

    平 (literal) → 平 · píng · flat 步 (literal) → 步 · bù · to walk 青云 (literal) → 青云/青雲 · qīng​yún · high official rank

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense