雲裡霧裡
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Chinese[edit]
cloud; Yunnan (abbrev.); surname | inside; within; in inside; within; in; lining of clothing |
fog; mist | inside; within; in inside; within; in; lining of clothing | ||
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trad. (雲裡霧裡/雲裏霧裏) | 雲 | 裡/裏 | 霧 | 裡/裏 | |
simp. (云里雾里) | 云 | 里 | 雾 | 里 | |
Literally: “in the clouds, in the fog / amidst the clouds and mist”. |
Etymology[edit]
From A New Account of the Tales of the World.
Pronunciation[edit]
Idiom[edit]
雲裡霧裡
- (figurative) completely puzzled; utterly baffled; unable to understand; unable to make head or tail of something