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云雾
yún wù
Pinyin
Definition
云雾
-
yún wù
clouds and mist
Character Decomposition
云
二
厶
雾
雨
夂
力
Related Words
(20)
多云
duō yún
1
cloudy (meteorology)
大雾
dà wù
1
thick fog
浮云
fú yún
1
floating clouds
2
fleeting
3
transient
烟雾
yān wù
1
smoke
2
mist
3
vapor
4
smog
5
fumes
白云
Bái yún
1
Baiyun district of Guiyang city 貴陽市|贵阳市[Guì yáng shì], Guizhou
2
Baiyun district of Guangzhou city 廣州市|广州市[Guǎng zhōu shì], Guangdong
赵云
Zhào Yún
1
Zhao Yun (-229), general of Shu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms
云
Yún
1
surname Yun
2
abbr. for Yunnan Province 雲南省|云南省[Yún nán Shěng]
云南
Yún nán
1
Yunnan province in southwest China, bordering on Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar, abbr. 滇[diān] or 雲|云, capital Kunming 昆明
雾
wù
1
fog
2
mist
3
CL:場|场[cháng],陣|阵[zhèn]
风云
fēng yún
1
weather
2
unstable situation
一头雾水
yī tóu wù shuǐ
1
to be confused
2
to be baffled
九霄云外
jiǔ xiāo yún wài
1
beyond the topmost clouds (idiom)
2
unimaginably far away
凌云
Líng yún
1
Lingyun county in Baise 百色[Bǎi sè], Guangxi
刘青云
Liú Qīng yún
1
Lau Ching-Wan (1964-), Hong Kong actor
喷雾
pēn wù
1
mist spray
2
atomizing
密云
Mì yún
1
Miyun town and county in Beijing
彩云
cǎi yún
1
rosy clouds
2
CL:朵[duǒ]
星云
xīng yún
1
nebula
浓雾
nóng wù
1
thick fog
乌云
wū yún
1
black cloud
Idioms
(20)
九霄云外
jiǔ xiāo yún wài
1
beyond the topmost clouds (idiom)
2
unimaginably far away
判若云泥
pàn ruò yún ní
1
as different as heaven and earth (idiom)
2
worlds apart
叱咤风云
chì zhà fēng yún
1
lit. to rebuke Heaven and Earth (idiom); fig. shaking the whole world
2
all-powerful
吞云吐雾
tūn yún tǔ wù
1
to swallow clouds and blow out fog (idiom)
2
to blow cigarette or opium smoke
堕云雾中
duò yún wù zhōng
1
lit. to become lost in a fog (idiom); fig. at a complete loss
大旱望云霓
dà hàn wàng yún ní
1
lit. looking for rain clouds in times of drought (idiom)
2
fig. desperate for an escape from a difficult situation
天有不测风云,人有旦夕祸福
tiān yǒu bù cè fēng yún , rén yǒu dàn xī huò fú
1
fortune as unpredictable as the weather, every day may bring fortune or calamity (idiom); sth unexpected may happen at any moment
如堕五里雾中
rú duò wǔ lǐ wù zhōng
1
as if lost in a thick fog (idiom)
2
in a fog
3
muddled
4
completely unfamiliar with sth
如堕烟雾
rú duò yān wù
1
as if degenerating into smoke (idiom); ignorant and unable to see where things are heading
拨云见日
bō yún jiàn rì
1
lit. to dispel the clouds and see the sun (idiom); fig. to restore justice
曾经沧海难为水,除却巫山不是云
céng jīng cāng hǎi nán wéi shuǐ , chú què Wū Shān bù shì yún
1
there are no rivers to one who has crossed the ocean, and no clouds to one who has passed Mount Wu (idiom)
2
one who has seen the world doesn't stop at small things
朱云折槛
Zhū Yún zhē kǎn
1
Mr Zhu Yun breaks the railing (idiom); to challenge and admonish boldly
柳烟花雾
liǔ yān huā wù
1
lit. willow scent and mist of blossom (idiom); scene full of the delights of spring
浮云朝露
fú yún zhāo lù
1
floating clouds, morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral nature of human existence
烘云托月
hōng yún tuō yuè
1
lit. to shade in the clouds to offset the moon (idiom); fig. a foil
2
a contrasting character to a main hero
白云苍狗
bái yún cāng gǒu
1
lit. a white cloud transforms into what looks like a gray dog (idiom)
2
fig. the unpredictable changeability of the world
翻手为云覆手变雨
fān shǒu wéi yún fù shǒu biàn yǔ
1
lit. turning his hand palm up he gathers the clouds, turning his hand palm down he turns them to rain
2
very powerful and capable (idiom)
翻云覆雨
fān yún fù yǔ
1
to produce clouds with one turn of the hand and rain with another (idiom); fig. to shift one's ground
2
tricky and inconstant
3
to make love
行云流水
xíng yún liú shuǐ
1
lit. moving clouds and flowing water (idiom)
2
fig. very natural and flowing style of calligraphy, writing, etc
3
natural and unforced
豪气干云
háo qì gān yún
1
lit. heroism reaching to the clouds (idiom)
Sample Sentences
你看远处,多漂亮,山峰都在云雾中。
nǐ kàn yuǎnchù ,duō piàoliang ,shānfēng dōu zài yúnwù zhōng 。
Look in the distance, it's so pretty. The mountain peaks are all covered in a cloudy fog.
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