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青雲

简青云 · 繁青雲

Mandarin · pinyin qīng yún

clear sky
fig. high official position
noble

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青: qīng · blue, green; young; Kangxi radical 174
雲: yún · clouds; Yunnan province
云: yún · say, speak; clouds

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1–2 · qing1 yun2

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noun

(literary) clouds that are the color of azure
(literary) a lofty position

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