平步青云 in English ping2 bu4 qing1 yun2 Meaning

Meanings

  • to rapidly go up in the world
  • meteoric rise (of a career, social position and so on)

Simplified Characters

平 步 青 云

Traditional Characters

平 步 青 雲

Pinyin

ping2 bu4 qing1 yun2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

平ping2surname Ping 步bu4surname Bu 青qing1abbr. for 青海[Qing1 hai3], Qinghai Province 云yun2(classical) to say