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雲裡霧裡

简 云里雾里 · 繁 雲裡霧裡
Mandarin · pinyin yún lǐ wù lǐ

Meanings

  1. amidst the clouds and mist
  2. (fig.) mystified
  3. puzzled
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雲
yún · clouds; Yunnan province
裡
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霧
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云
yún · say, speak; clouds
里
lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
雾
wù · fog, mist, vapor, fine spray
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2–3–4–3 · yun2 li3 wu4 li3

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wan4 leoi5 mou6 leoi5

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  1. (figurative) completely puzzled; utterly baffled; unable to understand; unable to make head or tail of something

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