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高聳入雲

简高耸入云 · 繁高聳入雲

Mandarin · pinyin gāo sǒng rù yún

tall and erect, reaching through the clouds (idiom); used to describe tall mountain or skyscraper

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高: gāo · high, tall; lofty, elevated; Kangxi radical 189
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入: rù · enter, come in(to), join
雲: yún · clouds; Yunnan province
耸: sǒng · urge on; rise up; stir, excite
云: yún · say, speak; clouds

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1–3–4–2 · gao1 song3 ru4 yun2

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(idiomatic) to reach to the sky; to tower into the clouds

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