青云直上

青雲直上
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

青云，指显要的地位。青云直上比喻顺利的迅速升到高位。唐．刘禹锡〈寄毗陵杨给事诗〉三首之二：「青云直上无多地，却要斜飞取势回。」《儿女英雄传．第十九回》：「但我虽不曾中那进士，却也教育了无数英才，看将去来，大半都要青云直上。」也作「直上青云」。

重編國語辭典

比喻迅速上升到高位

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 青云 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