凌雲 （リョウウン） skyscraping, very high, above the clouds, above this mortal world

凌駕 （リョウガ） excelling, surpassing, outdoing

凌ぐ （しのぐ） to endure, to keep out (e.g. rain), to stave off (e.g. starvation), to pull through, to get over, to survive, to surpass, to outdo, to excel, to eclipse, to defy, to slight