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扶搖直上

简 扶摇直上 · 繁 扶搖直上
Mandarin · pinyin fú yáo zhí shàng

Meanings

  1. to skyrocket
  2. to get quick promotion in one's career
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Characters in this entry

扶
fú · support, help; protect; hold on
搖
yáo · wag, swing, wave; shake; scull
直
zhí · straight, erect, vertical
上
shàng · top; superior, highest; go up, send up
摇
yáo · wag, swing, wave; shake; scull
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2–2–2–4 · fu2 yao2 zhi2 shang4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

fu4 jiu4 zik6 soeng5

Cantonese word readings for 扶搖直上. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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fu4 jiu4 zik6 soeng5

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to rapidly ascend
  2. (idiomatic) to rapidly rise through the ranks

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