"雲裡霧裡" meaning in All languages combined

See 雲裡霧裡 on Wiktionary

Phrase [Chinese]

IPA: /yn³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ u⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA], /wɐn²¹ lɵy̯¹³ mou̯²² lɵy̯¹³/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA] Forms: 云里雾里 [Simplified-Chinese], 雲裏霧裏 [Traditional-Chinese]
Etymology: From A New Account of the Tales of the World. Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 雲裡霧裡
  1. (figurative) completely puzzled; utterly baffled; unable to understand; unable to make head or tail of something Wikipedia link: A New Account of the Tales of the World Tags: figuratively, idiomatic Related terms: 霧裡看花 (wùlǐkànhuā), 雾里看花 (wùlǐkànhuā)
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  "etymology_text": "From A New Account of the Tales of the World.",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "云里雾里",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "雲裏霧裏",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
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  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "in the clouds, in the fog / amidst the clouds and mist",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
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          "name": "Cantonese chengyu",
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        },
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          "kind": "other",
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        },
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        {
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "completely puzzled; utterly baffled; unable to understand; unable to make head or tail of something"
      ],
      "id": "en-雲裡霧裡-zh-phrase-f7MJzkgM",
      "links": [
        [
          "completely",
          "completely"
        ],
        [
          "puzzled",
          "puzzled"
        ],
        [
          "utterly",
          "utterly"
        ],
        [
          "baffled",
          "baffled"
        ],
        [
          "unable",
          "unable"
        ],
        [
          "understand",
          "understand"
        ],
        [
          "make",
          "make"
        ],
        [
          "head",
          "head"
        ],
        [
          "tail",
          "tail"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) completely puzzled; utterly baffled; unable to understand; unable to make head or tail of something"
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "roman": "wùlǐkànhuā",
          "word": "霧裡看花"
        },
        {
          "roman": "wùlǐkànhuā",
          "word": "雾里看花"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "idiomatic"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "A New Account of the Tales of the World"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yúnlǐwùlǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄩㄣˊ ㄌㄧˇ ㄨˋ ㄌㄧˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "wan⁴ leoi⁵ mou⁶ leoi⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yúnlǐwùlǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄩㄣˊ ㄌㄧˇ ㄨˋ ㄌㄧˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yúnlǐwùlǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yün²-li³-wu⁴-li³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yún-lǐ-wù-lǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yunliiwuhlii"
    },
    {
      "roman": "junʹliuli",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "юньлиули"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/yn³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ u⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "wan⁴ leoi⁵ mou⁶ leoi⁵"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "wàhn léuih mouh léuih"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "wan⁴ loey⁵ mou⁶ loey⁵"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "wen⁴ lêu⁵ mou⁶ lêu⁵"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɐn²¹ lɵy̯¹³ mou̯²² lɵy̯¹³/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "雲裡霧裡"
}
{
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "云里雾里",
      "tags": [
        "Simplified-Chinese"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "雲裏霧裏",
      "tags": [
        "Traditional-Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "zh",
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      },
      "expansion": "雲裡霧裡",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "in the clouds, in the fog / amidst the clouds and mist",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "wùlǐkànhuā",
      "word": "霧裡看花"
    },
    {
      "roman": "wùlǐkànhuā",
      "word": "雾里看花"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
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        "Cantonese idioms",
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Chinese chengyu",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 裡",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 雲",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 霧",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin chengyu",
        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "completely puzzled; utterly baffled; unable to understand; unable to make head or tail of something"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "completely",
          "completely"
        ],
        [
          "puzzled",
          "puzzled"
        ],
        [
          "utterly",
          "utterly"
        ],
        [
          "baffled",
          "baffled"
        ],
        [
          "unable",
          "unable"
        ],
        [
          "understand",
          "understand"
        ],
        [
          "make",
          "make"
        ],
        [
          "head",
          "head"
        ],
        [
          "tail",
          "tail"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) completely puzzled; utterly baffled; unable to understand; unable to make head or tail of something"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "idiomatic"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "A New Account of the Tales of the World"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yúnlǐwùlǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄩㄣˊ ㄌㄧˇ ㄨˋ ㄌㄧˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "wan⁴ leoi⁵ mou⁶ leoi⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yúnlǐwùlǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄩㄣˊ ㄌㄧˇ ㄨˋ ㄌㄧˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yúnlǐwùlǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yün²-li³-wu⁴-li³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yún-lǐ-wù-lǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yunliiwuhlii"
    },
    {
      "roman": "junʹliuli",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "юньлиули"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/yn³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ u⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "wan⁴ leoi⁵ mou⁶ leoi⁵"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "wàhn léuih mouh léuih"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "wan⁴ loey⁵ mou⁶ loey⁵"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "wen⁴ lêu⁵ mou⁶ lêu⁵"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɐn²¹ lɵy̯¹³ mou̯²² lɵy̯¹³/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "雲裡霧裡"
}

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