青雲直上

青云直上
qīngyúnzhíshàng
  1. rising straight up in a clear sky (idiom); rapid promotion to a high post
  2. meteoric career

CEDICT

meteoric rise; to rise through the ranks rapidly

Wiktionary

青雲，指顯要的地位。青雲直上比喻順利的迅速升到高位。唐．劉禹錫〈寄毗陵楊給事詩〉三首之二：「青雲直上無多地，卻要斜飛取勢回。」《兒女英雄傳．第十九回》：「但我雖不曾中那進士，卻也教育了無數英才，看將去來，大半都要青雲直上。」也作「直上青雲」。

重編國語辭典

比喻迅速上升到高位

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 青雲 qīngyún
  1. clear sky
  2. fig. high official position
  3. noble
2 直 zhí
  1. straight
  2. to straighten
  3. fair and reasonable
  4. frank
  5. straightforward
  6. (indicates continuing motion or action)
  7. vertical
  8. vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters
3 上 shàng
  1. (bound form) up; upper; above; previous
  2. first (of multiple parts)
  3. to climb; to get onto; to go up
  4. to attend (class or university)
  5. (directional complement) up
  6. (noun suffix) on; above