| 平步青云 |
píng bù qīng yún |
to rapidly go up in the world / meteoric rise (of a career, social position etc) |
| 平 |
Píng |
surname Ping |
| 平 |
píng |
flat / level / equal / to tie (make the same score) / to draw (score) / calm / peaceful / abbr. for 平声 |
| 步 |
Bù |
surname Bu |
| 步 |
bù |
a step / a pace / walk / march / stages in a process / situation |
| 青 |
Qīng |
abbr. for 青海, Qinghai Province |
| 青 |
qīng |
green / blue / black / youth / young (of people) |
| 青云 |
qīng yún |
clear sky / fig. high official position / noble |
| 云 |
yún |
(classical) to say |
| 云 |
Yún |
surname Yun / abbr. for Yunnan Province 云南省 |
| 云 |
yún |
cloud / CL:朵 |