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Meaning of 云
Pinyin
yún
Radical
二
Strokes
4
Definition
(classical) to say, cloud / (abbr.) for Yunnan / surname
Usage
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云 yún
名词 (Noun):
1. 说话，引文 ([En.] Speech, quotation).
- 人云亦云。子曰诗云。云云（如此，这样；引用文句或谈话时，表示结束或有所省略）。
2. 文言助词，句首句中句末都用 ([En.] Classical Chinese particle used at the beginning, middle, or end of a sentence).
- 云谁之思？岁云暮矣，着记时也云。
3. 水气上升遇冷凝聚成微小的水珠，成团地在空中飘浮 ([En.] Water vapor that rises and condenses into small droplets, floating in clusters in the air).
- 行云流水。云蒸霞蔚。
4. 指中国“云南省” ([En.] Refers to Yunnan Province, China).
- 云腿（云南省出产的火腿）。
5. 通“芸”。众多 ([En.] Also means “numerous”).
6. 通“纭”。纷纭 ([En.] Also means “mixed”).
形容词 (Adjective):
1. 比喻盛多 ([En.] Metaphor for being numerous).
2. 比喻高 ([En.] Metaphor for being high).
3. 比喻疏远 ([En.] Metaphor for being remote).
4. 比喻飘泊不定 ([En.] Metaphor for being transient or drifting).
动词 (Verb):
1. 说 ([En.] To say; to speak).
2. 有 ([En.] To have).
3. 为，是 ([En.] To be).
4. 旋 ([En.] To revolve; to turn).
助词 (Particle):
无实在意义 ([En.] No concrete meaning).
代词 (Pronoun):
如此;这样 ([En.] Such; so).
- 例: 民人俗语曰“即不为河伯娶妇，水平漂没，溺其人民”云。
lit. to shade in the clouds to offset the moon (idiom); fig. a foil / a contrasting character to a main hero
to say what everyone says (idiom) / to conform to what one perceives to be the majority view / to follow the herd
Yunnan Province in southwest China, bordering on Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar, abbr. 滇[Dian1] or 雲|云[Yun2], capital Kunming 昆明[Kun1 ming2]
make the welkin ring / echo to the clouds / resound through the skies / (The beating of gongs and drums) resounded to the skies
tall and erect, reaching through the clouds (idiom); used to describe tall mountain or skyscraper
walk on air / ride on a cloud / fly up to the cloudy region / mount the clouds and ride the mist / ride on the mists and clouds / walk upon air / reel / ride the clouds and harness the mist / fly in the cloud and fog / travel through space
Yunnan province in southwest China, bordering on Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar, abbr. 滇[dian1] or 雲|云, capital Kunming 昆明
to produce clouds with one turn of the hand and rain with another (idiom); fig. to shift one's ground / tricky and inconstant / to make love
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Input Method for 云
Pinyin
yun2
Wubi
fcu
Cangjie
mmi
Zhengma
bdzs
Four Corner
10732
Unicode
U+4e91
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