平步青雲

Simplified: 平步青云

píngbùqīngyún ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄩㄣˊ

    • to rapidly go up in the world
    • meteoric rise (of a career, social position etc)

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