騰達 [腾达]

Jyutping tang4 daat6
Pinyin téng dá

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. on the rise; thriving; soaring
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, literary
    to rise to power and position
  2. verb, literary
    to roar; to rise up
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    你就飞黄腾达啦，我就仲喺细公司做个文员仔。
    你就飛黃騰達啦，我就仲喺細公司做個文員仔。
    nei5 zau6 fei1 wong4 tang4 daat6 laa1, ngo5 zau6 zung6 hai2 sai3 gung1 si1 zou6 go3 man4 jyun4 zai2.
    • You have made such a huge success in your career. Meanwhile, I am still a small clerk in a small company.