青雲直上 [－云－－]

Jyutping cing1 wan4 zik6 soeng5
Pinyin qīng yún zhí shàng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. rising straight up in a clear sky (idiom); rapid promotion to a high post
  2. meteoric career
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    meteoric rise; to rise through the ranks rapidly
    (syn.) 平步青云, 扶摇直上, 平步青雲, 扶搖直上