What Does "出人头地平步青云" (chū rén tóu dì píng bù qīng yún) Mean?

chū出rén人tóu头dì地 píng平bù步qīng青yún云

we would stand out and rise quickly.

HSK Vocabulary

出H2 人H1 头H2 地H2 平H5 步H4 青H5 云H4

Show Information

Source Media

TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E30

Clip Timestamp

41:19

TMDB ID

275966

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	本以为啊咱们在军中杀敌建功您吃呀干爹	běn yǐ wéi a zán men zài jūn zhōng shā dí jiàn gōng nín chī ya gān diē	I originally thought that by fighting enemies and achieving merit in the army, Please eat, Godfather.
2▶	出人头地平步青云	chū rén tóu dì píng bù qīng yún	we would stand out and rise quickly.
3	但谁承想现在的这个官场啊	dàn shuí chéng xiǎng xiàn zài de zhè ge guān chǎng a	But unexpectedly, that in today's officialdom,

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对于每个母亲而言

duì yú měi gè mǔ qīn ér yánto a mother,

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方才休宁家的墨你有看清楚吗

fāng cái xiū níng jiā de mò nǐ yǒu kàn qīng chǔ maDid you get a proper look at the Wang family of Xiuning's ink just now?

前辈这是在揶揄我心思没有放在墨上

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前辈这是在揶揄我心思没有放在墨上

qián bèi zhè shì zài yé yú wǒ xīn sī méi yǒu fàng zài mò shàngYou're saying I won hearts rather than won on the ink itself.

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zhí zhǐ rén xīnand speak directly to the human heart.

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这齐司吏傲气得很

zhè qí sī lì ào qì dé hěnSupervisor Qi is very arrogant.

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这齐司吏表面上倨傲得很

zhè qí sī lì biǎo miàn shàng jù ào dé hěnHe seems arrogant on the surface,

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就会把风筝放得又高又远

jiù huì bǎ fēng zhēng fàng dé yòu gāo yòu yuǎnshe flies the kites high and far,

赶紧把好消息告诉她别等坏了快快快

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赶紧把好消息告诉她别等坏了快快快

gǎn jǐn bǎ hǎo xiāo xī gào sù tā bié děng huài le kuài kuài kuàiLet's hurry up and tell her the good news, so she doesn't wait too long. Hurry.

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东家可算找着您了

dōng jiā kě suàn zhǎo zháo nín leMaster. I finally found you.

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老板再拿个杯子

lǎo bǎn zài ná gè bēi ziBoss, another cup, please.

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这公主深得圣上宠爱朝野尽知

zhè gōng zhǔ shēn dé shèng shàng chǒng ài cháo yě jǐn zhīThe Princess is deeply favored by His Majesty, as everyone in the court and beyond knows.

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要不咱也去凑个热闹讨个喜气

yào bù zán yě qù còu gè rè nào tǎo gè xǐ qìHow about we also go join the fun and share the joy?

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我要是没猜错的话

wǒ yào shì méi cāi cuò de huàIf I'm not mistaken,

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他是想给自己捐个官

tā shì xiǎng gěi zì jǐ juān gè guānhe wants to buy an official position for himself.

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他可真是人心不足

tā kě zhēn shì rén xīn bù zúHis ambition knows no bounds.

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为名为利竟还要往上爬

wèi míng wèi lì jìng hái yào wǎng shàng páFor fame and profit, he still wants to climb higher.

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祯娘不愧是祯娘

zhēn niáng bù kuì shì zhēn niángZhen truly lives up to her name.

干爹这醉仙楼不愧是南京第一酒楼

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干爹这醉仙楼不愧是南京第一酒楼

gān diē zhè zuì xiān lóu bù kuì shì nán jīng dì yī jiǔ lóuGodfather, this Zuixian Restaurant is indeed the best restaurant in Nanjing.

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来哥儿几个喝起来喝起来来来来

lái gē ér jǐ gè hē qǐ lái hē qǐ lái lái lái láiCome, gentlemen! Let's drink up! Come on. Come on.

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但谁承想现在的这个官场啊

dàn shuí chéng xiǎng xiàn zài de zhè ge guān chǎng aBut unexpectedly, that in today's officialdom,