扶搖直上

Chinese

a violent, upward-whirling storm wind; whirlwind
straight; vertical; frank
straight; vertical; frank; directly; straightly; upright
 
up; on; on top
up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up
 
trad. (扶搖直上) 扶搖 直 上
simp. (扶摇直上) 扶摇 直 上

Etymology

From Zhuangzi:

鵬之徙於南冥也，水擊三千里，摶扶搖而上者九萬里。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
鹏之徙于南冥也，水击三千里，抟扶摇而上者九万里。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]
From: Zhuangzi, circa 3rd – 2nd centuries BCE
Péng zhī xǐ yú nán míng yě, shuǐ jī sān qiān lǐ, tuán fúyáo ér shàng zhě jiǔ wàn lǐ. [Pinyin]
When the peng is removing to the Southern Ocean it flaps (its wings) on the water for 3000 li. Then it ascends on a whirlwind 90,000 li.

Pronunciation

Idiom

扶搖直上

  1. to rapidly ascend
  2. to rapidly rise through the ranks
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