青雲直上

rising straight up in a clear sky (idiom); rapid promotion to a high post / meteoric career

abbr. for 青海[Qing1 hai3], Qinghai Province

green / blue / black / youth / young (of people)

clear sky / fig. high official position / noble

surname Yun / abbr. for Yunnan Province 雲南省|云南省[Yun2 nan2 Sheng3]

cloud / CL:朵[duo3]

surname Zhi / Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God

straight / to straighten / fair and reasonable / frank / straightforward / (indicates continuing motion or action) / vertical / vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters

used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]

(bound form) up; upper; above; previous / first (of multiple parts) / to climb; to get onto; to go up / to attend (class or university) / (directional complement) up / (noun suffix) on; above