扶摇直上
fú​yáo​zhí​shàng

to soar

  • created sense approved 扶摇直上/扶搖直上 · fú​yáo​zhí​shàng · to soar — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    扶摇直上 / 扶搖直上

    fú​yáo​zhí​shàng

    to soar

    To rise steeply into the sky, especially by riding a whirlwind; based on Zhuangzi

    扶摇 (literal) → 扶摇/扶搖 · fú​yáo · cyclone 直 (literal) → 直 · zhí · directly 上 (literal) → 上 · shàng · to go up

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 扶摇直上/扶搖直上 · fú​yáo​zhí​shàng · to skyrocket — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    扶摇直上 / 扶搖直上

    fú​yáo​zhí​shàng

    to skyrocket

    To rise rapidly in status, rank, or value; to experience a quick promotion in one's career

    扶摇 (literal) → 扶摇/扶搖 · fú​yáo · rapidly rising 直 (literal) → 直 · zhí · directly 上 (literal) → 上 · shàng · to go up

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

    created sense