今天的中文成语 Todays Chinese Idiom

Have you ever met someone who seemed to excel much quicker than you? Ever been out performed by someone whose talents came out of the blue? This Chinese idiom is for you.


扶摇直上 - fúyáoshíshàng

扶摇 - fúyáo - a cyclone that rapidly spirals upward。

Literal Meaning: To soar on the wings of a cyclone。

Metaphorical Meaning: To have a successful career and to be promoted quickly; to shoot up into the sky。This can be used to describe people as well as concrete and abstract things。

只见那风筝扶摇直上, 越来越小, 最后连一个小黑点也看不见了。
Zhi3jiàn nà fēngzheng fúyáoshíshàng, yuèláiyuèxiao3, zuìhòu lián yī gè xiao3 hēidian3 yě kànbujiàn le。

扶摇直上的军费开支大大增加了人民的负担。
fúyáoshíshàng de jūnfèi kāizhī dàdà zēngjiā le rénmín de fùdān。