Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

một bước lên tiên

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Also seen as: một bước lên trời

Meaning · English

One step up to fairyland — an overnight leap from ordinary (or hard-up) straight into wealth, rank or comfort, skipping the climb everyone else makes.

Literally: one step up to the immortals

Examples

Trúng số độc đắc, đúng là một bước lên tiên.He hit the jackpot — one step and he was in fairyland.

Editorial example (batch 058)

Sources & notes

Number-idiom gap probe (2026-08-11). Standard idiom. Definition original.

Common questions

What does “một bước lên tiên” mean?

One step up to fairyland — an overnight leap from ordinary (or hard-up) straight into wealth, rank or comfort, skipping the climb everyone else makes. Literally: one step up to the immortals

Is “một bước lên tiên” formal or informal?

một bước lên tiên is generally informal.

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