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飛升

简飞升 · 繁飛升

Mandarin · pinyin fēi shēng

to fly upwards
(fig.) to rise; to increase
(Daoism) to ascend to heaven; to achieve immortality

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升: shēng · arise, go up; hoist; advance; hexagram ䷭
飞: fēi · fly; go quickly; dart; high

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1–1 · fei1 sheng1

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verb

to fly upwards
(Taoism) to ascend to heaven and become an immortal
(of a price, etc.) to rise rapidly; to soar

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