就飞黄腾达入朝为官了
“maybe we'd rise through the ranks and enter official service.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
说不准
“Who knows,”
就 飞黄腾达 入朝为官 了
“maybe we'd rise through the ranks and enter official service.”
“My brother really went too far this time.”
“Does he really think he's going to hit the jackpot and land a plush government job just like that?”
Entering civil service (入朝为官) was historically considered the pinnacle of personal achievement and familial glory, though assuming one could achieve it effortlessly was dismissed as absurd wishful thinking.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to make a meteoric rise; to achieve sudden, rapid career success
A ubiquitous idiom derived from mythology, used to describe sudden and extraordinary social or bureaucratic ascent, sometimes with slightly cynical undertones.
to enter the imperial court as an official
A traditional historical idiom referring to passing civil service exams or receiving an appointment to serve in the central imperial court.
Marks the hypothetical completed change of state or situation.
