平步青雲

Chinese
 
flat; level; equal; to make the same score; to tie; to draw; calm; peaceful
 
a step; a pace; walk; march; stages in a process
 clouds that are the color of azure; a lofty position
trad. (平步青雲) 平 步 青雲
simp. (平步青云) 平 步 青云

Pronunciation
  • Mandarin
  • Cantonese
  • Min Nan
    • (Hokkien)
      • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pêng-pō͘-chheⁿ-hûn / pêng-pō͘-chhiⁿ-hûn
      • Tâi-lô: pîng-pōo-tshenn-hûn / pîng-pōo-tshinn-hûn
      • Phofsit Daibuun: pengpoxzhve'huun, pengpoxchvi'huun
      • IPA (Xiamen): /piɪŋ²⁴⁻²² pɔ²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻²² hun²⁴/, /piɪŋ²⁴⁻²² pɔ²²⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² hun²⁴/
      • IPA (Quanzhou): /piɪŋ²⁴⁻²² pɔ⁴¹⁻²² t͡sʰẽ³³ hun²⁴/, /piɪŋ²⁴⁻²² pɔ⁴¹⁻²² t͡ɕʰĩ³³ hun²⁴/
      • IPA (Zhangzhou): /piɪŋ¹³⁻²² pɔ²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² hun¹³/, /piɪŋ¹³⁻²² pɔ²²⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² hun¹³/
      • IPA (Taipei): /piɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ pɔ³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ hun²⁴/, /piɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ pɔ³³⁻¹¹ t͡ɕʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ hun²⁴/
      • IPA (Kaohsiung): /piɪŋ²³⁻³³ pɔ³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ hun²³/, /piɪŋ²³⁻³³ pɔ³³⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ hun²³/

Idiom

平步青雲

  1. to rise through the ranks rapidly

Synonyms
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