飞黄腾达
Fēi huáng téng dá
Pinyin

Definition

飞黄腾达
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Fēi huáng téng dá
  1. lit. the divine steed Feihuang gallops (idiom)
  2. fig. to achieve meteoric success in one's career

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

dào dá
  1. 1 to reach
  2. 2 to arrive
Bēn téng
  1. 1 Pentium (microprocessor by Intel)
zhē teng
  1. 1 to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly)
  2. 2 to repeat sth over and over again
  3. 3 to torment sb
  4. 4 to play crazy
  5. 5 to squander (time, money)
zhí dá
  1. 1 to go nonstop to
  2. 2 through (as in "through train")
  3. 3 nonstop
biǎo dá
  1. 1 to express
  2. 2 to convey
zhuǎn dá
  1. 1 to pass on
  2. 2 to convey
  3. 3 to communicate
  1. 1 surname Da
dá rén
  1. 1 expert
  2. 2 person who takes things philosophically
dá dào
  1. 1 to reach
  2. 2 to achieve
  3. 3 to attain
dá chéng
  1. 1 to reach (an agreement)
  2. 2 to accomplish
fēi
  1. 1 to fly
fēi tiān
  1. 1 flying Apsara (Buddhist art)
fēi jī
  1. 1 airplane
  2. 2 CL:架[jià]
fēi zhǎng
  1. 1 soaring inflation
  2. 2 rocketing prices
fēi yīng
  1. 1 eagle
Téng xùn
  1. 1 see 騰訊控股有限公司|腾讯控股有限公司[Téng xùn Kòng gǔ Yǒu xiàn Gōng sī]
Huáng
  1. 1 surname Huang or Hwang
huáng guā
  1. 1 cucumber
  2. 2 CL:條|条[tiáo]
huáng sè
  1. 1 yellow (color)
  2. 2 pornographic
huáng jīn
  1. 1 gold
  2. 2 golden (opportunity)
  3. 3 prime (time)

Idioms (20)

不到黄河心不死
bù dào Huáng Hé xīn bù sǐ
  1. 1 lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to persevere until one reaches one's goal
  3. 3 to keep going while some hope is left
劳燕分飞
láo yàn fēn fēi
  1. 1 the shrike and the swallow fly in different directions (idiom)
  2. 2 (usually of a couple) to part from each other
命归黄泉
mìng guī Huáng quán
  1. 1 lit. to return to the Yellow Springs 黃泉|黄泉[Huáng quán] (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to die
  3. 3 to meet one's end
哑巴吃黄莲
yǎ ba chī huáng lián
  1. 1 no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom)
  2. 2 also written 啞巴吃黃連|哑巴吃黄连
  3. 3 (often precedes 有苦說不出|有苦说不出[yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū])
哑巴吃黄连
yǎ ba chī huáng lián
  1. 1 no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom)
  2. 2 also written 啞巴吃黃蓮|哑巴吃黄莲
  3. 3 (often precedes 有苦說不出|有苦说不出[yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū])
哑巴吃黄连,有苦说不出
yǎ ba chī huáng lián , yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū
  1. 1 to be forced to suffer in silence (idiom)
  2. 2 unable to speak of one's bitter suffering
  3. 3 sometimes written 啞子吃黃連,有苦說不出|哑子吃黄连,有苦说不出
四通八达
sì tōng bā dá
  1. 1 roads open in all directions (idiom); accessible from all sides
妄下雌黄
wàng xià cí huáng
  1. 1 to alter a text indiscriminately (idiom)
  2. 2 to make irresponsible criticism
展翅高飞
zhǎn chì gāo fēi
  1. 1 to spread one's wings and soar (idiom)
  2. 2 to develop one's abilities freely
张飞打岳飞
Zhāng fēi dǎ Yuè fēi
  1. 1 lit. Zhang Fei fights Yue Fei
  2. 2 fig. an impossible combination
  3. 3 an impossible turn of events (idiom)
战火纷飞
zhàn huǒ fēn fēi
  1. 1 fire of war everywhere (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war
插翅难飞
chā chì nán fēi
  1. 1 lit. even given wings, you couldn't fly (idiom); fig. impossible to escape
数黄道黑
shǔ huáng dào hēi
  1. 1 to enumerate what is black and yellow (idiom); to criticize sb behind his back to incite quarrels
  2. 2 also written 數黑論黃|数黑论黄[shǔ hēi lùn huáng]
数黑论黄
shǔ hēi lùn huáng
  1. 1 to enumerate what is black and yellow (idiom); to criticize sb behind his back to incite quarrels
明日黄花
míng rì huáng huā
  1. 1 lit. chrysanthemums after the Double Ninth Festival (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. outdated
  3. 3 thing of the past
  4. 4 dead letter
杳如黄鹤
yǎo rú huáng hè
  1. 1 to be gone forever (idiom)
  2. 2 to disappear without a trace
欲速则不达
yù sù zé bù dá
  1. 1 lit. to want sth in haste, but cannot get there (idiom, from Analects); more haste, less speed
  2. 2 don't try to run before you can walk
欲速而不达
yù sù ér bù dá
  1. 1 lit. to want sth in haste, but cannot get there (idiom, from Analects); more haste, less speed
  2. 2 also written 欲速則不達|欲速则不达
比翼双飞
bǐ yì shuāng fēi
  1. 1 lit. a pair of birds flying close together (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. two hearts beating as one
  3. 3 name of a sweet and sour chicken wing dish
比翼齐飞
bǐ yì qí fēi
  1. 1 to fly wing to wing (idiom)
  2. 2 two hearts beating as one
  3. 3 (of a couple) inseparable

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