yún

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  1. 1. (classical) to say
  2. 2. cloud

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Words Containing 云

多云
duō yún

cloudy (meteorology)

乌云
wū yún

black cloud

风云
fēng yún

weather

三叶星云
sān yè xīng yún

Trifid Nebula M20

不知所云
bù zhī suǒ yún

to not know what sb is driving at

九霄云外
jiǔ xiāo yún wài

beyond the topmost clouds (idiom)

云云
yún yún

and so on

云城
yún chéng

Yuncheng district of Yunfu city 雲浮市|云浮市[yún fú shì], Guangdong

云城区
yún chéng qū

Yuncheng district of Yunfu city 雲浮市|云浮市[yún fú shì], Guangdong

亮星云
liàng xīng yún

emission nebula

人云亦云
rén yún yì yún

to say what everyone says (idiom)

仙女座大星云
xiān nǚ zuò dà xīng yún

great nebula in Andromeda or Andromeda galaxy M31

依云
yī yún

Evian, mineral water company

凌云
líng yún

Lingyun county in Baise 百色[bǎi sè], Guangxi

凌云县
líng yún xiàn

Lingyun county in Baise 百色[bǎi sè], Guangxi

判若云泥
pàn ruò yún ní

as different as heaven and earth (idiom)

刘云山
liú yún shān

Liu Yunshan (1947-), PRC politician, background in journalism in Inner Mongolia, head of the Central Propaganda Department 2002-2012

刘青云
liú qīng yún

Lau Ching-Wan (1964-), Hong Kong actor

卷层云
juǎn céng yún

cirrostratus (cloud)

卷云
juǎn yún

cirrus (cloud)

反射星云
fǎn shè xīng yún

reflection nebula

叱咤风云
chì zhà fēng yún

lit. to rebuke Heaven and Earth (idiom); fig. shaking the whole world

吞云吐雾
tūn yún tǔ wù

to swallow clouds and blow out fog (idiom)

尘云
chén yún

dust cloud

堕云雾中
duò yún wù zhōng

lit. to become lost in a fog (idiom); fig. at a complete loss

大旱之望云霓
dà hàn zhī wàng yún ní

see 大旱望雲霓|大旱望云霓[dà hàn wàng yún ní]

大旱望云霓
dà hàn wàng yún ní

lit. looking for rain clouds in times of drought (idiom)

天有不测风云,人有旦夕祸福
tiān yǒu bù cè fēng yún , rén yǒu dàn xī huò fú

fortune as unpredictable as the weather, every day may bring fortune or calamity (idiom); sth unexpected may happen at any moment

如云
rú yún

like the clouds in the sky (i.e. numerous)

密云
mì yún

Miyun town and county in Beijing

密云县
mì yún xiàn

Miyun county in Beijing

小云雀
xiǎo yún què

(bird species of China) oriental skylark (Alauda gulgula)

层积云
céng jī yún

stratocumulus cloud

层云
céng yún

stratus (cloud)

左云
zuǒ yún

Zuoyun county in Datong 大同[dà tóng], Shanxi

左云县
zuǒ yún xiàn

Zuoyun county in Datong 大同[dà tóng], Shanxi

平步青云
píng bù qīng yún

to rapidly go up in the world

彩云
cǎi yún

rosy clouds

庆云
qìng yún

Qingyun county in Dezhou 德州[dé zhōu], Shandong

庆云县
qìng yún xiàn

Qingyun county in Dezhou 德州[dé zhōu], Shandong

卷积云
juǎn jī yún

cirrocumulus (cloud)

拨云见日
bō yún jiàn rì

lit. to dispel the clouds and see the sun (idiom); fig. to restore justice

故云
gù yún

that's why it is called...

旋涡星云
xuán wō xīng yún

spiral nebula

星云
xīng yún

nebula

星云表
xīng yún biǎo

catalog of stars and nebulae

晴时多云
qíng shí duō yún

mostly sunny; mostly clear (meteorology)

暗星云
àn xīng yún

(astronomy) dark nebula; absorption nebula

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

there are no rivers to one who has crossed the ocean, and no clouds to one who has passed Mount Wu (idiom)

李云娜
lǐ yún nà

Euna Lee (phonetic transcription), US woman journalist imprisoned as spy by North Korea in 2009

河外星云
hé wài xīng yún

extragalactic nebula

波状云
bō zhuàng yún

undulatus

浮云
fú yún

floating clouds

浮云朝露
fú yún zhāo lù

floating clouds, morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral nature of human existence

漏斗云
lòu dǒu yún

funnel cloud

弥漫星云
mí màn xīng yún

diffuse nebula

灌云
guàn yún

Guanyun county in Lianyungang 連雲港|连云港[lián yún gǎng], Jiangsu

灌云县
guàn yún xiàn

Guanyun county in Lianyungang 連雲港|连云港[lián yún gǎng], Jiangsu

火烧云
huǒ shāo yún

nuée ardente

烘云托月
hōng yún tuō yuè

lit. to shade in the clouds to offset the moon (idiom); fig. a foil

烟消云散
yān xiāo yún sàn

to vanish like smoke in thin air

炽热火山云
chì rè huǒ shān yún

nuée ardente

猎户座大星云
liè hù zuò dà xīng yún

the Great Nebula in Orion M42

玫瑰星云
méi guī xīng yún

Rosette nebula NGC 2237

疑云
yí yún

a haze of doubts and suspicions

发射星云
fā shè xīng yún

radiant nebula

白云
bái yún

Baiyun District of Guiyang City 貴陽市|贵阳市[guì yáng shì], Guizhou

白云区
bái yún qū

Baiyun District of Guiyang City 貴陽市|贵阳市[guì yáng shì], Guizhou

白云岩
bái yún yán

dolomite (geology)

白云机场
bái yún jī chǎng

Baiyun Airport (Guangzhou)

白云母
bái yún mǔ

muscovite

白云石
bái yún shí

dolomite

白云矿区
bái yún kuàng qū

Baiyukuang district of Baotou city 包頭市|包头市[bāo tóu shì], Inner Mongolia

白云苍狗
bái yún cāng gǒu

lit. a white cloud transforms into what looks like a gray dog (idiom)

直上云霄
zhí shàng yún xiāo

to soar into the sky

礁湖星云
jiāo hú xīng yún

Lagoon Nebula M8

祥云
xiáng yún

Xiangyun county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[dà lǐ bái zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan

祥云县
xiáng yún xiàn

Xiangyun county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[dà lǐ bái zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan

积雨云
jī yǔ yún

cumulonimbus (cloud)

积云
jī yún

cumulus

筋斗云
jīn dǒu yún

Sun Wukong's magical cloud

紫云苗族布依族自治县
zǐ yún miáo zú bù yī zú zì zhì xiàn

Ziyun Hmong and Buyei autonomous county in Anshun 安順|安顺[ān shùn], Guizhou

紫云
zǐ yún

Ziyun Hmong and Buyei autonomous county in Anshun 安順|安顺[ān shùn], Guizhou

紫云英
zǐ yún yīng

Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus)

绮云
qǐ yún

beautiful clouds

缙云
jìn yún

Jinyun county in Lishui 麗水|丽水[lí shuǐ], Zhejiang

缙云县
jìn yún xiàn

Jinyun county in Lishui 麗水|丽水[lí shuǐ], Zhejiang

义薄云天
yì bó yún tiān

supremely honorable and righteous

翻手为云覆手变雨
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

翻云覆雨
fān yún fù yǔ

to produce clouds with one turn of the hand and rain with another (idiom); fig. to shift one's ground

老鹰星云
lǎo yīng xīng yún

Eagle or Star Queen Nebula M16

万里无云
wàn lǐ wú yún

cloudless

蘑菇云
mó gū yún

mushroom cloud

蜘蛛星云
zhī zhū xīng yún

Tarantula Nebula

蟹状星云
xiè zhuàng xīng yún

Crab Nebula

行云流水
xíng yún liú shuǐ

lit. moving clouds and flowing water (idiom)

语云
yǔ yún

as the saying goes...

豪气干云
háo qì gān yún

lit. heroism reaching to the clouds (idiom)

起云剂
qǐ yún jì

clouding agent

赵云
zhào yún

Zhao Yun (-229), general of Shu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms

连云
lián yún

Lianyun district of Lianyungang city 連雲港市|连云港市[lián yún gǎng shì], Jiangsu

连云区
lián yún qū

Lianyun district of Lianyungang city 連雲港市|连云港市[lián yún gǎng shì], Jiangsu

连云港
lián yún gǎng

Lianyungang prefecture-level city in Jiangsu

连云港市
lián yún gǎng shì

Lianyungang prefecture-level city in Jiangsu

过眼烟云
guò yǎn yān yún

ephemeral (idiom)

过眼云烟
guò yǎn yún yān

ephemeral (idiom)

金正云
jīn zhèng yún

erroneous form of Kim Jong-un 金正恩[jīn zhèng ēn]

银河星云
yín hé xīng yún

galactic nebula

关云长
guān yún cháng

courtesy name of 關羽|关羽[guān yǔ]

阴云
yīn yún

dark cloud

陈云
chén yún

Chen Yun (1905-1995), communist leader and economist

陈云林
chén yún lín

Chen Yunlin (1941-), chairman of PRC Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) 海峽兩岸關係協會|海峡两岸关系协会[hǎi xiá liǎng àn guān xi xié huì] (2008-2013)

雨层云
yǔ céng yún

nimbostratus

云南柳莺
yún nán liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) Chinese leaf warbler (Phylloscopus yunnanensis)

云南白斑尾柳莺
yún nán bái bān wěi liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) Davison's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus davisoni)

云吞
yún tūn

wonton

云和
yún hé

Yunhe county in Lishui 麗水|丽水[lí shuǐ], Zhejiang

云和县
yún hé xiàn

Yunhe county in Lishui 麗水|丽水[lí shuǐ], Zhejiang

云梦
yún mèng

Yunmeng county in Xiaogan 孝感[xiào gǎn], Hubei

云梦县
yún mèng xiàn

Yunmeng county in Xiaogan 孝感[xiào gǎn], Hubei

云安
yún ān

Yun'an county in Yunfu 雲浮|云浮[yún fú], Guangdong

云安县
yún ān xiàn

Yun'an county in Yunfu 雲浮|云浮[yún fú], Guangdong

云室
yún shì

cloud chamber (physics)

云层
yún céng

the clouds

云冈石窟
yún gāng shí kū

Yungang Caves at Datong 大同, Shanxi 山西

云岩
yún yán

Yunyan District of Guiyang City 貴陽市|贵阳市[guì yáng shì], Guizhou

云岩区
yún yán qū

Yunyan District of Guiyang City 貴陽市|贵阳市[guì yáng shì], Guizhou

云彩
yún cai

(coll.) cloud

云散风流
yún sàn fēng liú

lit. clouds scatter, wind flows (idiom); the crisis settles down

云朵
yún duǒ

a cloud

云杉
yún shān

spruce

云林
yún lín

Yunlin county in Taiwan

云林县
yún lín xiàn

Yunlin county in Taiwan

云梯
yún tī

(military) ladder used for scaling the walls of a fortified place (i.e. for escalading) in ancient times

云母
yún mǔ

mica

云气
yún qì

mist

云浮
yún fú

Yunfu prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province 廣東省|广东省[guǎng dōng shěng] in south China

云浮市
yún fú shì

Yunfu prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province 廣東省|广东省[guǎng dōng shěng] in south China

云消雾散
yún xiāo wù sàn

the clouds melt and the mists disperse (idiom)

云涌
yún yǒng

in large numbers

云溪
yún xī

Yunxi district of Yueyang city 岳陽|岳阳[yuè yáng], Hunan

云溪区
yún xī qū

Yunxi district of Yueyang city 岳陽|岳阳[yuè yáng], Hunan

云烟
yún yān

mist

云片糕
yún piàn gāo

a kind of cake

云石
yún shí

marble

云石斑鸭
yún shí bān yā

(bird species of China) marbled teal (Marmaronetta angustirostris)

云端
yún duān

high in the clouds

云县
yún xiàn

Yun county in Lincang 臨滄|临沧[lín cāng], Yunnan

云芝
yún zhī

turkey tail mushroom (Trametes versicolor)

云里雾里
yún lǐ wù lǐ

amidst the clouds and mist

云计算
yún jì suàn

cloud computing

云豹
yún bào

clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa)

云贵川
yún guì chuān

Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan

云贵高原
yún guì gāo yuán

Yunnan and Guizhou plateau in southwest China, covering east Yunnan, whole of Guizhou, west of Guangxi and southern margins of Sichuan, Hubei and Hunan

云游
yún yóu

to wander (typically of an errant priest)

云阳
yún yáng

Yunyang county in Wanzhou suburbs of north Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan

云阳县
yún yáng xiàn

Yunyang county in Wanzhou suburbs of north Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan

云隙光
yún xì guāng

crepuscular rays

云雀
yún què

(bird species of China) Eurasian skylark (Alauda arvensis)

云集
yún jí

to gather (in a crowd)

云雨
yún yǔ

lit. cloud and rain

云霄
yún xiāo

Yunxiao county in Zhangzhou 漳州[zhāng zhōu], Fujian

云霄县
yún xiāo xiàn

Yunxiao county in Zhangzhou 漳州[zhāng zhōu], Fujian

云霄飞车
yún xiāo fēi chē

roller coaster

云雾
yún wù

clouds and mist

云雾径迹
yún wù jìng jì

cloud track (trace of ionizing particle in cloud chamber)

云霭
yún ǎi

floating clouds

云头
yún tóu

cloud

云鬓
yún bìn

a woman's beautiful, thick hair

云龙
yún lóng

Yunlong district of Xuzhou city 徐州市[xú zhōu shì], Jiangsu

云龙区
yún lóng qū

Yunlong district of Xuzhou city 徐州市[xú zhōu shì], Jiangsu

云龙县
yún lóng xiàn

Yunlong county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[dà lǐ bái zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan

电子云
diàn zǐ yún

electron cloud

青云
qīng yún

clear sky

青云直上
qīng yún zhí shàng

rising straight up in a clear sky (idiom); rapid promotion to a high post

青云谱
qīng yún pǔ

Qingyunpu district of Nanchang city 南昌市, Jiangxi

青云谱区
qīng yún pǔ qū

Qingyunpu district of Nanchang city 南昌市, Jiangxi

风流云散
fēng liú yún sàn

lit. dispersed by wind and scattered like clouds (idiom); fig. scattered far and wide (of friends and relatives)

风起云涌
fēng qǐ yún yǒng

to surge like a gathering storm (idiom)

风云人物
fēng yún rén wù

the man (or woman) of the moment (idiom)

风云变幻
fēng yún biàn huàn

changeable situation (idiom)

飞机云
fēi jī yún

contrail

飞行云
fēi xíng yún

contrail

马蹄星云
mǎ tí xīng yún

Omega or Horseshoe Nebula M17

马云
mǎ yún

Ma Yun (1964-), aka Jack Ma, Chinese billionaire businessman, co-founder of Alibaba 阿里巴巴[ā lǐ bā bā]

马头星云
mǎ tóu xīng yún

the Horse's Head nebula

驾云
jià yún

to ride the clouds

高唱入云
gāo chàng rù yún

loud songs reaches the clouds (idiom); fig. to praise to the skies

高层云
gāo céng yún

altostratus

高手如云
gāo shǒu rú yún

(idiom) teeming with experts

高积云
gāo jī yún

altocumulus

高耸入云
gāo sǒng rù yún

tall and erect, reaching through the clouds (idiom); used to describe tall mountain or skyscraper

高云
gāo yún

Gao Yun (died 409) emperor of Northern or Later Yan dynasty

鹰星云
yīng xīng yún

Eagle or Star Queen Nebula M16

鹰状星云
yīng zhuàng xīng yún

Eagle or Star Queen Nebula M16