飞黄腾达
fēi​huáng​téng​dá

meteoric success

  • created sense approved 飞黄腾达/飛黃騰達 · fēi​huáng​téng​dá · meteoric success — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    飞黄腾达 / 飛黃騰達

    fēi​huáng​téng​dá

    meteoric success

    (idiom) to achieve a meteoric rise in one's career or social status; lit. the legendary horse [[飞黄|飛黃|fei1 huang2]] gallops high

    飞黄 (literal) → 飞黄/飛黃 · fēi​huáng · mythical horse 腾达 (literal) → 腾达/騰達 · téng​dá · to rise in status

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