青云

青雲
qīngyún
  1. clear sky
  2. fig. high official position
  3. noble

CEDICT

  1. (literary) a lofty position
  2. (literary) clouds that are the color of azure
  3. a lofty position
  4. clouds that are the color of azure

Wiktionary

  1. 青色的云。指天空。
  2. 比喻显要的地位。如：「平步青云」。《史记．卷七十九．范雎蔡泽传》：「贾不意君能　自致于青云之上，贾不敢复读天下之书，不敢复与天下之事。」《文选．扬雄．解嘲》：　「当涂者升青云，失路者委沟渠。」
  3. 比喻志行高远。
  4. 比喻隐逸的生活。

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Entry Composition

1 青 qīng
  1. green
  2. blue
  3. black
  4. youth
  5. young (of people)
=2 云 yún (classical) to say
=2 云 yún cloud

classifier: 朵

Containing this entry

刘青云 Liú Qīngyún Lau Ching-Wan (1964-), Hong Kong actor
平步青云 píngbùqīngyún
  1. to rapidly go up in the world
  2. meteoric rise (of a career, social position etc)
青云直上 qīngyúnzhíshàng
  1. rising straight up in a clear sky (idiom); rapid promotion to a high post
  2. meteoric career
青云谱 Qīngyúnpǔ see 青云谱区 Qīngyúnpǔ Qū

Related entries

昊天 hàotiān clear sky
晴天 qíngtiān
  1. clear sky
  2. sunny day
明天是晴天，很熱。

Tomorrow will be a sunny day, and very hot.

Source: Tatoeba

青天 qīngtiān
  1. clear sky
  2. blue sky
  3. upright and honorable (official)
高尚 gāoshàng
  1. noble
  2. lofty
  3. refined
  4. exquisite
矜贵 jīnguì
  1. high-born
  2. noble
  3. aristocratic
  4. conceited
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