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
人生如梦
rén shēng rú mèng
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1 life is but a dream (idiom)
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
同床异梦
tóng chuáng yì mèng
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1 lit. to share the same bed with different dreams (idiom); ostensible partners with different agendas
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2 strange bedfellows
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3 marital dissension
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
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
梦寐以求
mèng mèi yǐ qiú
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1 to yearn for sth even in one's dreams (idiom)
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2 to long for sth day and night
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
好梦难成
hǎo mèng nán chéng
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1 a beautiful dream is hard to realize (idiom)
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
春秋大梦
chūn qiū dà mèng
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1 grand dreams
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2 unrealistic ideas (idiom)
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
神女有心，襄王无梦
shén nu:3 yǒu xīn , Xiāng Wáng wú mèng
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1 lit. the fairy is willing, but King Xiang doesn't dream (idiom)
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2 (said of a woman's unrequited love)
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)