粉墨登场

fěn mò dēng chǎng

to make up and go on stage (idiom); to embark on a career (esp. in politics or crime)

粉

fěn

powder

墨

mò

abbr. for 墨西哥[Mo4 xi1 ge1], Mexico

登

dēng

to scale (a height)

场

chǎng

large place used for a specific purpose