"the clouds" Chinese-English Dictionary

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
云层雲層	yún céng	the clouds / cloud layer / cloud bank

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
翻云覆雨翻雲覆雨	fān yún fù yǔ	to produce clouds with one turn of the hand and rain with another (idiom) / fig. to shift one's ground / tricky and inconstant / to make love
云端雲端	yún duān	high in the clouds / (computing) the cloud
浓厚濃厚	nóng hòu	dense / thick (fog, clouds etc) / to have a strong interest in / deep / fully saturated (color)	syn
行云流水行雲流水	xíng yún liú shuǐ	lit. moving clouds and flowing water (idiom) / fig. very natural and flowing style of calligraphy, writing, etc / natural and unforced	syn
拨云见日撥雲見日	bō yún jiàn rì	lit. to dispel the clouds and see the sun (idiom) / fig. to restore justice	syn
云雾雲霧	yún wù	clouds and mist	syn
浮云浮雲	fú yún	floating clouds / fleeting / transient
晚霞	wǎn xiá	sunset glow / sunset clouds / afterglow
云烟雲煙	yún yān	mist / clouds / smoke	syn
高耸入云高聳入雲	gāo sǒng rù yún	tall and erect, reaching through the clouds (idiom) / used to describe tall mountain or skyscraper	syn
彩云彩雲	cǎi yún	rosy clouds / CL:朵[duo3]	syn
彩霞	cǎi xiá	clouds tinged with sunset hues	syn
霞	xiá	rose-tinted sky or clouds at sunrise or sunset	syn
九霄云外九霄雲外	jiǔ xiāo yún wài	beyond the topmost clouds (idiom) / unimaginably far away
烟霭煙靄	yān ǎi	mist and clouds	syn
风流云散風流雲散	fēng liú yún sàn	lit. dispersed by wind and scattered like clouds (idiom) / fig. scattered far and wide (of friends and relatives)	syn
雯	wén	multicolored clouds	syn
昙曇	tán	dark clouds
霨	wèi	rising of clouds
吞云吐雾吞雲吐霧	tūn yún tǔ wù	to swallow clouds and blow out fog (idiom) / to blow cigarette or opium smoke
霮	dàn	denseness of clouds
浮云朝露浮雲朝露	fú yún zhāo lù	floating clouds, morning dew (idiom) / fig. ephemeral nature of human existence
云散风流雲散風流	yún sàn fēng liú	lit. clouds scatter, wind flows (idiom) / the crisis settles down / people disperse home / things return to normal
云窗雾槛雲窗霧檻	yún chuāng wù kǎn	cloud around the window, mist on the threshold (idiom) / tall building with the windows in the clouds
高唱入云高唱入雲	gāo chàng rù yún	loud songs reaches the clouds (idiom) / fig. to praise to the skies
滃	wěng	(of clouds) to rise / (of water) to swell
曀	yì	obscure / sun hidden by clouds
如火晚霞	rú huǒ wǎn xiá	clouds at sunset glowing like fire
烘云托月烘雲托月	hōng yún tuō yuè	lit. to shade in the clouds to offset the moon (idiom) / fig. a foil / a contrasting character to a main hero	syn
绮云綺雲	qǐ yún	beautiful clouds
翻手为云覆手变雨翻手為雲覆手變雨	fān shǒu wéi yún fù shǒu biàn yǔ	lit. turning his hand palm up he gathers the clouds, turning his hand palm down he turns them to rain / very powerful and capable (idiom)
翻涌	fān yǒng	to roll over and over (of billows or clouds)
云涌雲涌	yún yǒng	in large numbers / in force / lit. clouds bubbling up
云霭雲靄	yún ǎi	floating clouds
叆叇靉靆	ài dài	(literary) heavy (clouds) / (literary) eyeglasses
风雨欲来風雨欲來	fēng yǔ yù lái	lit. storm clouds approach / troubles lie ahead (idiom)
驾云駕雲	jià yún	to ride the clouds / fig. self-satisfied / arrogant
云消雾散雲消霧散	yún xiāo wù sàn	the clouds melt and the mists disperse (idiom) / to clear up / to vanish into thin air	syn
曾经沧海难为水，除却巫山不是云曾經滄海難為水，除卻巫山不是雲	céng jīng cāng hǎi nán wéi shuǐ , chú què wū shān bù shì yún	there are no rivers to one who has crossed the ocean, and no clouds to one who has passed Mount Wu (idiom) / one who has seen the world doesn't stop at small things
豪气干云豪氣干雲	háo qì gān yún	lit. heroism reaching to the clouds (idiom)
云里雾里雲裡霧裡	yún lǐ wù lǐ	amidst the clouds and mist / (fig.) mystified / puzzled
大旱望云霓大旱望雲霓	dà hàn wàng yún ní	lit. looking for rain clouds in times of drought (idiom) / fig. desperate for an escape from a difficult situation	syn
如云如雲	rú yún	like the clouds in the sky (i.e. numerous)	syn
云山雾罩雲山霧罩	yún shān - wù zhào	lit. enveloped in clouds and mist (idiom) / fig. (of speech or writing) unclear / confusing
战云戰雲	zhàn yún	war clouds / atmosphere of impending conflict

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"the clouds" Chinese-English Dictionary

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