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九霄雲外

简 九霄云外 · 繁 九霄雲外
Mandarin · pinyin jiǔ xiāo yún wài

Meanings

  1. beyond the topmost clouds (idiom)
  2. unimaginably far away
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Characters in this entry

九
jiǔ · nine
霄
xiāo · sky; clouds, mist; night
雲
yún · clouds; Yunnan province
外
wài · out, outside, external; foreign
云
yún · say, speak; clouds
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3–1–2–4 · jiu3 xiao1 yun2 wai4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gau2 siu1 wan4 ngoi6

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) a high and faraway place

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