九霄云外 (九霄雲外)
jiǔ xiāo yún wài
Pinyin
Definition
九霄云外 (九霄雲外)
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- beyond the topmost clouds (idiom)
- unimaginably far away
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一言九鼎
- 1 one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight
三旬九食
- 1 lit. to have only nine meals in thirty days (idiom)
- 2 fig. (of a family) on the brink of starvation
- 3 in dire straits
不足为外人道
- 1 no use to tell others
- 2 let's keep this between ourselves (idiom)
九天揽月
- 1 to reach for the stars (idiom)
九死一生
- 1 nine deaths and still alive (idiom); a narrow escape
- 2 new lease of life