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云
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Definitions
- 1. (classical) to say
- 2. cloud
Example Sentences
1 shown今天多 云 。
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 云
Miyun county in Beijing
(bird species of China) marbled teal (Marmaronetta angustirostris)
to ride the clouds
lit. to shade in the clouds to offset the moon (idiom); fig. a foil
(bird species of China) oriental skylark (Alauda gulgula)
cloud track (trace of ionizing particle in cloud chamber)
roller coaster
Yunyang county in Wanzhou suburbs of north Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
nuée ardente
Lianyungang prefecture-level city in Jiangsu
catalog of stars and nebulae
black cloud
Yunlong county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[dà lǐ bái zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan
Xiangyun county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[dà lǐ bái zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan
Sun Wukong's magical cloud
a haze of doubts and suspicions
Lianyun district of Lianyungang city 連雲港市|连云港市[lián yún gǎng shì], Jiangsu
to gather (in a crowd)
dolomite
contrail
spruce
cumulonimbus (cloud)
Trifid Nebula M20
Yunnan and Guizhou plateau in southwest China, covering east Yunnan, whole of Guizhou, west of Guangxi and southern margins of Sichuan, Hubei and Hunan
like the clouds in the sky (i.e. numerous)
erroneous form of Kim Jong-un 金正恩[jīn zhèng ēn]
Gao Yun (died 409) emperor of Northern or Later Yan dynasty
beyond the topmost clouds (idiom)
Zuoyun county in Datong 大同[dà tóng], Shanxi
(bird species of China) Chinese leaf warbler (Phylloscopus yunnanensis)
that's why it is called...
the clouds melt and the mists disperse (idiom)
Yunxiao county in Zhangzhou 漳州[zhāng zhōu], Fujian
Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan
cirrocumulus (cloud)
to vanish like smoke in thin air
mist
Yun'an county in Yunfu 雲浮|云浮[yún fú], Guangdong
and so on
to produce clouds with one turn of the hand and rain with another (idiom); fig. to shift one's ground
lit. moving clouds and flowing water (idiom)
Ma Yun (1964-), aka Jack Ma, Chinese billionaire businessman, co-founder of Alibaba 阿里巴巴[ā lǐ bā bā]
floating clouds
cirrostratus (cloud)
Liu Yunshan (1947-), PRC politician, background in journalism in Inner Mongolia, head of the Central Propaganda Department 2002-2012
Yungang Caves at Datong 大同, Shanxi 山西
lit. turning his hand palm up he gathers the clouds, turning his hand palm down he turns them to rain
great nebula in Andromeda or Andromeda galaxy M31
Rosette nebula NGC 2237
rising straight up in a clear sky (idiom); rapid promotion to a high post
mica
emission nebula
to wander (typically of an errant priest)
Miyun town and county in Beijing
Tarantula Nebula
marble
the Great Nebula in Orion M42
amidst the clouds and mist
Yunyang county in Wanzhou suburbs of north Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
cloud computing
stratocumulus cloud
Lau Ching-Wan (1964-), Hong Kong actor
dark cloud
undulatus
Yunlong district of Xuzhou city 徐州市[xú zhōu shì], Jiangsu
Yunxi district of Yueyang city 岳陽|岳阳[yuè yáng], Hunan
Baiyun District of Guiyang City 貴陽市|贵阳市[guì yáng shì], Guizhou
Qingyun county in Dezhou 德州[dé zhōu], Shandong
galactic nebula
lit. cloud and rain
Crab Nebula
funnel cloud
Yunhe county in Lishui 麗水|丽水[lí shuǐ], Zhejiang
Qingyun county in Dezhou 德州[dé zhōu], Shandong
Guanyun county in Lianyungang 連雲港|连云港[lián yún gǎng], Jiangsu
Lianyungang prefecture-level city in Jiangsu
as different as heaven and earth (idiom)
(military) ladder used for scaling the walls of a fortified place (i.e. for escalading) in ancient times
Yunhe county in Lishui 麗水|丽水[lí shuǐ], Zhejiang
see 大旱望雲霓|大旱望云霓[dà hàn wàng yún ní]
a woman's beautiful, thick hair
fortune as unpredictable as the weather, every day may bring fortune or calamity (idiom); sth unexpected may happen at any moment
mostly sunny; mostly clear (meteorology)
to rapidly go up in the world
Chen Yun (1905-1995), communist leader and economist
Euna Lee (phonetic transcription), US woman journalist imprisoned as spy by North Korea in 2009
Jinyun county in Lishui 麗水|丽水[lí shuǐ], Zhejiang
lit. looking for rain clouds in times of drought (idiom)
Yunmeng county in Xiaogan 孝感[xiào gǎn], Hubei
dolomite (geology)
Zhao Yun (-229), general of Shu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms
clouding agent
the Horse's Head nebula
mushroom cloud
to not know what sb is driving at
wonton
there are no rivers to one who has crossed the ocean, and no clouds to one who has passed Mount Wu (idiom)
clouds and mist
radiant nebula
changeable situation (idiom)
to soar into the sky
cirrus (cloud)
Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus)
Yunfu prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province 廣東省|广东省[guǎng dōng shěng] in south China
(bird species of China) Eurasian skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Baiyun Airport (Guangzhou)
stratus (cloud)
Guanyun county in Lianyungang 連雲港|连云港[lián yún gǎng], Jiangsu
Eagle or Star Queen Nebula M16
altocumulus
mist
Yun'an county in Yunfu 雲浮|云浮[yún fú], Guangdong
clear sky
nebula
loud songs reaches the clouds (idiom); fig. to praise to the skies
Yunfu prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province 廣東省|广东省[guǎng dōng shěng] in south China
lit. to rebuke Heaven and Earth (idiom); fig. shaking the whole world
tall and erect, reaching through the clouds (idiom); used to describe tall mountain or skyscraper
Lingyun county in Baise 百色[bǎi sè], Guangxi
to surge like a gathering storm (idiom)
Yunxi district of Yueyang city 岳陽|岳阳[yuè yáng], Hunan
as the saying goes...
Yuncheng district of Yunfu city 雲浮市|云浮市[yún fú shì], Guangdong
to swallow clouds and blow out fog (idiom)
cloud
crepuscular rays
Yunyan District of Guiyang City 貴陽市|贵阳市[guì yáng shì], Guizhou
(idiom) teeming with experts
lit. to become lost in a fog (idiom); fig. at a complete loss
clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa)
rosy clouds
Lingyun county in Baise 百色[bǎi sè], Guangxi
Lianyun district of Lianyungang city 連雲港市|连云港市[lián yún gǎng shì], Jiangsu
ephemeral (idiom)
lit. a white cloud transforms into what looks like a gray dog (idiom)
lit. heroism reaching to the clouds (idiom)
a kind of cake
lit. clouds scatter, wind flows (idiom); the crisis settles down
altostratus
turkey tail mushroom (Trametes versicolor)
Yunlin county in Taiwan
(coll.) cloud
weather
cloudy (meteorology)
beautiful clouds
Qingyunpu district of Nanchang city 南昌市, Jiangxi
contrail
floating clouds
a cloud
dust cloud
supremely honorable and righteous
high in the clouds
in large numbers
Yunyan District of Guiyang City 貴陽市|贵阳市[guì yáng shì], Guizhou
Lagoon Nebula M8
lit. dispersed by wind and scattered like clouds (idiom); fig. scattered far and wide (of friends and relatives)
Eagle or Star Queen Nebula M16
to say what everyone says (idiom)
Yun county in Lincang 臨滄|临沧[lín cāng], Yunnan
courtesy name of 關羽|关羽[guān yǔ]
Baiyun District of Guiyang City 貴陽市|贵阳市[guì yáng shì], Guizhou
Yunxiao county in Zhangzhou 漳州[zhāng zhōu], Fujian
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)
cumulus
electron cloud
Ziyun Hmong and Buyei autonomous county in Anshun 安順|安顺[ān shùn], Guizhou
the man (or woman) of the moment (idiom)
cloudless
the clouds
Evian, mineral water company
Yunlong district of Xuzhou city 徐州市[xú zhōu shì], Jiangsu
muscovite
nuée ardente
lit. to dispel the clouds and see the sun (idiom); fig. to restore justice
Omega or Horseshoe Nebula M17
nimbostratus
Xiangyun county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[dà lǐ bái zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan
Yuncheng district of Yunfu city 雲浮市|云浮市[yún fú shì], Guangdong
cloud chamber (physics)
Yunmeng county in Xiaogan 孝感[xiào gǎn], Hubei
Zuoyun county in Datong 大同[dà tóng], Shanxi
diffuse nebula
(bird species of China) Davison's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus davisoni)
Qingyunpu district of Nanchang city 南昌市, Jiangxi
Baiyukuang district of Baotou city 包頭市|包头市[bāo tóu shì], Inner Mongolia
spiral nebula
extragalactic nebula
ephemeral (idiom)
Jinyun county in Lishui 麗水|丽水[lí shuǐ], Zhejiang
Eagle or Star Queen Nebula M16
(astronomy) dark nebula; absorption nebula
floating clouds, morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral nature of human existence
reflection nebula
Ziyun Hmong and Buyei autonomous county in Anshun 安順|安顺[ān shùn], Guizhou
Yunlin county in Taiwan