雲山霧罩

Chinese

		cloud; Yunnan (abbrev.); surname	mountain; hill	fog; mist	cover; fish trap (basket); shade
trad. (雲山霧罩)		雲	山	霧	罩
simp. (云山雾罩)		云	山	雾	罩

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yúnshānwùzhào

  (Zhuyin): ㄩㄣˊ ㄕㄢ ㄨˋ ㄓㄠˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yúnshānwùzhào
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄣˊ ㄕㄢ ㄨˋ ㄓㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yúnshanwùjhào
    • Wade–Giles: yün²-shan¹-wu⁴-chao⁴
    • Yale: yún-shān-wù-jàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yunshanwuhjaw
    • Palladius: юньшаньучжао (junʹšanʹučžao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /yn³⁵ ʂän⁵⁵ u⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹/

Idiom

雲山霧罩

1. (literally) mountains being shrouded in clouds and mist
2. (figurative, of speech or writing) unclear; confusing