青雲直上

1. • rising straight up in a clear sky (idiom) rapid promotion to a high post
2. • meteoric career

Character by character

• 青(qīng)short name for Qinghai 青海 qīnghǎi
• 雲(yún)surname Yun
• 直(zhí)surname Zhi
• 上(shàng)up