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飞黄腾达

飛黃騰達
fēihuángténgdá
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 to rise rapidly in status
  2. 2 to have a meteoric career
  3. 3 to get ahead quickly

Examples

他大学毕业后飞黄腾达，三十岁就当了总经理。
Tā dàxué bìyè hòu fēihuángténgdá, sānshí suì jiù dāng le zǒngjīnglǐ.
After graduating, his career took off and he became CEO by thirty.
不是每个人都能飞黄腾达。
Bú shì měi gè rén dōu néng fēihuángténgdá.
Not everyone can rise to the top so quickly.
他一心想飞黄腾达，却忽视了家人。
Tā yīxīn xiǎng fēihuángténgdá, què hūshì le jiārén.
He was set on getting ahead but neglected his family.

Tips

history
From Han Yu's Tang poem 《符读书城南》: 飞黄腾踏去. 飞黄 was a legendary divine horse; the image is of that horse leaping into the sky.
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Often carries a slightly envious or sarcastic tone when describing someone else's rapid success.

Stroke Order

飞 fēi
黄 huáng
腾 téng
达 dá