九霄云外
jiǔ xiāo yún wài
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1 beyond the topmost clouds (idiom)
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2 unimaginably far away
判若云泥
pàn ruò yún ní
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1 as different as heaven and earth (idiom)
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2 worlds apart
叱咤风云
chì zhà fēng yún
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1 lit. to rebuke Heaven and Earth (idiom); fig. shaking the whole world
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2 all-powerful
吞云吐雾
tūn yún tǔ wù
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1 to swallow clouds and blow out fog (idiom)
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2 to blow cigarette or opium smoke
围魏救赵
wéi Wèi jiù Zhào
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1 lit. to besiege 魏[Wèi] and rescue 趙|赵[Zhào] (idiom)
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2 fig. to relieve a besieged ally by attacking the home base of the besiegers
堕云雾中
duò yún wù zhōng
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1 lit. to become lost in a fog (idiom); fig. at a complete loss
大旱望云霓
dà hàn wàng yún ní
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1 lit. looking for rain clouds in times of drought (idiom)
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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
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1 fortune as unpredictable as the weather, every day may bring fortune or calamity (idiom); sth unexpected may happen at any moment
完璧归赵
wán bì guī Zhào
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1 lit. to return the jade annulus to Zhao (idiom); fig. to return something intact to its rightful owner
拨云见日
bō yún jiàn rì
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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
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1 there are no rivers to one who has crossed the ocean, and no clouds to one who has passed Mount Wu (idiom)
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2 one who has seen the world doesn't stop at small things
朱云折槛
Zhū Yún zhē kǎn
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1 Mr Zhu Yun breaks the railing (idiom); to challenge and admonish boldly
浮云朝露
fú yún zhāo lù
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1 floating clouds, morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral nature of human existence
烘云托月
hōng yún tuō yuè
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1 lit. to shade in the clouds to offset the moon (idiom); fig. a foil
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2 a contrasting character to a main hero
白云苍狗
bái yún cāng gǒu
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1 lit. a white cloud transforms into what looks like a gray dog (idiom)
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2 fig. the unpredictable changeability of the world
翻手为云覆手变雨
fān shǒu wéi yún fù shǒu biàn yǔ
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1 lit. turning his hand palm up he gathers the clouds, turning his hand palm down he turns them to rain
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2 very powerful and capable (idiom)
翻云覆雨
fān yún fù yǔ
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1 to produce clouds with one turn of the hand and rain with another (idiom); fig. to shift one's ground
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2 tricky and inconstant
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3 to make love
行云流水
xíng yún liú shuǐ
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1 lit. moving clouds and flowing water (idiom)
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2 fig. very natural and flowing style of calligraphy, writing, etc
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3 natural and unforced
豪气干云
háo qì gān yún
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1 lit. heroism reaching to the clouds (idiom)