平步青雲

Chinese

		flat; level; equal flat; level; equal; to make the same score; to tie; to draw; calm; peaceful	a step; a pace; walk a step; a pace; walk; march; stages in a process	clouds that are the color of azure; a lofty position
trad. (平步青雲)		平	步	青雲
simp. (平步青云)		平	步	青云

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): píngbùqīngyún

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄩㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ping⁴ bou⁶ cing¹ wan⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pêng-pō͘-chheng-hûn / pêng-pō͘-chheⁿ-hûn / pêng-pō͘-chhiⁿ-hûn

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: píngbùqīngyún
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄩㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: píngbùcingyún
    • Wade–Giles: pʻing²-pu⁴-chʻing¹-yün²
    • Yale: píng-bù-chīng-yún
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pyngbuhchingyun
    • Palladius: пинбуцинъюнь (pinbucinʺjunʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰiŋ³⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ yn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ping⁴ bou⁶ cing¹ wan⁴
    • Yale: pìhng bouh chīng wàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ping⁴ bou⁶ tsing¹ wan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ping⁴ bou⁶ qing¹ wen⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɪŋ²¹ pou̯²² t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ wɐn²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pêng-pō͘-chheng-hûn
    • Tâi-lô: pîng-pōo-tshing-hûn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pengpoxzhenghuun
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /piɪŋ²³⁻³³ pɔ³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hun²³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /piɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ pɔ³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hun²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pêng-pō͘-chheⁿ-hûn
    • Tâi-lô: pîng-pōo-tshenn-hûn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pengpoxzhve'huun
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /piɪŋ²³⁻³³ pɔ³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ hun²³/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pêng-pō͘-chhiⁿ-hûn
    • Tâi-lô: pîng-pōo-tshinn-hûn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pengpoxchvi'huun
    • IPA (Taipei): /piɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ pɔ³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ hun²⁴/

Idiom

平步青雲

1. to rise through the ranks rapidly

Synonyms

• 青雲直上／青云直上 (qīngyúnzhíshàng)
• 扶搖直上／扶摇直上 (fúyáozhíshàng)