飞黄腾达 in English Fei1 huang2 teng2 da2 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) the divine steed Feihuang gallops (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically to achieve meteoric success in one's career

Simplified Characters

飞 黄 腾 达

Traditional Characters

飛 黃 騰 達

Pinyin

Fei1 huang2 teng2 da2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

飞fei1to fly 黄huang2surname Huang or Hwang 腾teng2to soar 达da2surname Da