yún​shān​wù​zhào

enveloped in mist

  • created sense approved 云山雾罩/雲山霧罩 · yún​shān​wù​zhào · enveloped in mist — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    云山雾罩 / 雲山霧罩

    yún​shān​wù​zhào

    enveloped in mist

    describes high mountains shrouded in clouds and mist

    云 (literal) → 云/雲 · yún · cloud 山 (literal) → 山 · shān · mountain 雾 (literal) → 雾/霧 · wù · fog 罩 (literal) → 罩 · zhào · to cover

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 云山雾罩/雲山霧罩 · yún​shān​wù​zhào · unclear and confusing — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    云山雾罩 / 雲山霧罩

    yún​shān​wù​zhào

    unclear and confusing

    describes speech or writing that is bombastic, nonsensical, or so vague that it leaves the listener muddled

    云 (literal) → 云/雲 · yún · cloud 山 (literal) → 山 · shān · mountain 雾 (literal) → 雾/霧 · wù · fog 罩 (literal) → 罩 · zhào · to cover

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 云山雾罩/雲山霧罩 · yún​shān​wù​zhào · mysterious — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    云山雾罩 / 雲山霧罩

    yún​shān​wù​zhào

    mysterious

    metaphorically describes something vague, elusive, or difficult to see clearly

    云 (literal) → 云/雲 · yún · cloud 山 (literal) → 山 · shān · mountain 雾 (literal) → 雾/霧 · wù · fog 罩 (literal) → 罩 · zhào · to cover

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense