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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: píngbùqīngyún
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄥㄩㄣˊ
  - 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

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)