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墮雲霧中

简堕云雾中 · 繁墮雲霧中

Mandarin · pinyin duò yún wù zhōng

(lit.) to become lost in a fog (idiom)
(fig.) at a complete loss

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雲: yún · clouds; Yunnan province
霧: Look up this written character
中: zhōng · central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
堕: duò · fall, sink, let fall; degenerate
云: yún · say, speak; clouds
雾: wù · fog, mist, vapor, fine spray

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4–2–4–1 · duo4 yun2 wu4 zhong1

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do6 wan4 mou6 zung1

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