青云直上 in English qing1 yun2 zhi2 shang4 Meaning

Meanings

  • rising straight up in a clear sky (idiomatic expression); rapid promotion to a high post
  • meteoric career

Simplified Characters

青 云 直 上

Traditional Characters

青 雲 直 上

Pinyin

qing1 yun2 zhi2 shang4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

青qing1abbr. for 青海[Qing1 hai3], Qinghai Province 云yun2(classical) to say 直zhi2surname Zhi 上shang4see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]