平步青云

Traditional: 平步青雲

píng bù qīng yún

Dictionary entry

to rapidly go up in the world

What does 平步青云 mean?

平步青云 (píng bù qīng yún) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to rapidly go up in the world

2meteoric rise (of a career, social position etc)

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平Píngsurname Ping 步Bùsurname Bu 青Qīngshort name for Qinghai 青海[Qing1 hai3]云yún(classical) to say

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