飛黃騰達 (fei1 wong4 tang4 daat6) — make rapid advances in one's career; have a meteoric rise in Cantonese

feiˉ¹wongˎ₄tangˎ₄daatˍ₆
飞黄腾达
Mandarin Pinyin: fei1 huang2 teng2 da2

Meaning of 飛黃騰達

nounmake rapid advances in one's career; have a meteoric rise

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