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飞黄腾达

Fēi huáng téng dádictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
lit. the divine steed Feihuang gallops (idiom) / fig. to achieve meteoric success in one's career
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-dade354372303748. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

飛黃騰達 飞黄腾达 [Fei1 huang2 teng2 da2] /lit. the divine steed Feihuang gallops (idiom)/fig. to achieve meteoric success in one's career/

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Other forms in these source records: 飛黃騰達

  • 飞
    fēi

    to fly

  • 黄
    huáng

    yellow / pornographic / to fall through

    Huáng

    surname Huang or Hwang

  • 腾
    téng

    (bound form) to gallop / to prance / (bound form) to soar / to hover / to make room / to clear out / to vacate / (verb suffix indicating repeated action)

  • 达
    dá

    to attain / to reach / to amount to / to communicate / eminent

    Dá

    surname Da

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