平步青云

píng bù qīng yún

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 平步青云

云
yún

(classical) to say

平
píng

flat

步
bù

a step

青
qīng

green

青云
qīng yún

clear sky