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云
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Mandarin yún
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云 yún cloud / CL:朵[duo3]
Results beginning with 云
云南 Yún nán see 雲南省|云南省[Yun2nan2 Sheng3]
云集 yún jí to gather (in a crowd) / to converge / to swarm
云雾 yún wù clouds and mist
云彩 yún cai (coll.) cloud / CL:朵[duo3]
云层 yún céng the clouds / cloud layer / cloud bank
云云 yún yún and so on / so and so / many and confused
云霄 yún xiāo (the) skies
云端 yún duān high in the clouds / (computing) the cloud
云林 Yún lín Yunlin county in Taiwan
云朵 yún duǒ a cloud
云烟 yún yān mist / clouds / smoke
云雨 yún yù lit. cloud and rain / fig. sexual intercourse
云游 yún yóu to wander (typically of an errant priest)
云梯 yún tī (military) ladder used for scaling the walls of a fortified place (i.e. for escalading) in ancient times / firefighters' extension ladder / stone steps on a mountain
云母 yún mǔ mica
云雀 yún què (bird species of China) Eurasian skylark (Alauda arvensis)
云气 yún qì mist
云杉 yún shān spruce
云石 yún shí marble
云鬓 yún bìn a woman's beautiful, thick hair
云英 yún yīng muscovite, mica (used in TCM)
云头 yún tóu cloud
云吞 yún tūn wonton
云豹 yún bào clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa)
云芝 yún zhī turkey tail mushroom (Trametes versicolor)
云量 yún liàng cloud cover
云霭 yún ǎi floating clouds
云安 Yún ān Yun'an county in Yunfu 雲浮|云浮[Yun2 fu2], Guangdong
云城 Yún chéng Yuncheng district of Yunfu city 雲浮市|云浮市[Yun2 fu2 shi4], Guangdong
云滴 yún dī cloud droplets
云豆 yún dòu variant of 芸豆[yun2 dou4]
云浮 Yún fú see 雲浮市|云浮市[Yun2fu2 Shi4]
云盖 yún gài lid
云和 Yún hé Yunhe county in Lishui 麗水|丽水[Li2 shui3], Zhejiang
云华 yún huá muscovite, mica (used in TCM)
云龙 Yún lóng Yunlong district of Xuzhou city 徐州市[Xu2 zhou1 shi4], Jiangsu / Yunlong county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[Da4 li3 Bai2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
云梦 Yún mèng Yunmeng county in Xiaogan 孝感[Xiao4 gan3], Hubei
云盘 yún pán cloud storage service
云区 yún qū cloud field
云沙 yún shā muscovite, mica (used in TCM)
云室 yún shì cloud chamber (physics)
云台 yún tái tripod head
云溪 Yún xī Yunxi district of Yueyang city 岳陽|岳阳[Yue4 yang2], Hunan
云系 yún xì cloud system
云县 Yún xiàn Yun county in Lincang 臨滄|临沧[Lin2 cang1], Yunnan
云岩 Yún yán Yunyan District of Guiyang City 貴陽市|贵阳市[Gui4 yang2 Shi4], Guizhou
云阳 Yún yáng Yunyang, a county in Chongqing 重慶|重庆[Chong2qing4]
云液 yún yè muscovite, mica (used in TCM)
云涌 yún yǒng in large numbers / in force / lit. clouds bubbling up
云雨 yún yǔ lit. cloud and rain / fig. sexual intercourse
云珠 yún zhū muscovite, mica (used in TCM)
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云贵川 Yún Guì Chuān Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan
云翻译  cloud translation
云安县 Yún ān xiàn Yun'an county in Yunfu 雲浮|云浮[Yun2 fu2], Guangdong
云城区 Yún chéng qū Yuncheng district of Yunfu city 雲浮市|云浮市[Yun2 fu2 shi4], Guangdong
云反馈 yún fǎn kuì cloud feedback
云浮市 Yún fú shì Yunfu, prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province 廣東省|广东省[Guang3dong1 Sheng3]
云和县 Yún hé xiàn Yunhe county in Lishui 麗水|丽水[Li2 shui3], Zhejiang
云计算 yún jì suàn cloud computing
云林县 Yún lín xiàn Yunlin county in Taiwan
云龙区 Yún lóng qū Yunlong district of Xuzhou city 徐州市[Xu2 zhou1 shi4], Jiangsu
云龙县 Yún lóng xiàn Yunlong county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[Da4 li3 Bai2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
云梦县 Yún mèng xiàn Yunmeng county in Xiaogan 孝感[Xiao4 gan3], Hubei
云南省 Yún nán Shěng Yunnan Province, capital Kunming 昆明市[Kun1ming2 Shi4] (abbr. to 雲|云[Yun2] or 滇[Dian1])
云片糕 yún piàn gāo a kind of cake
云下层 yún xià céng subcloud layer
云霄县 Yún xiāo xiàn Yunxiao county in Zhangzhou 漳州[Zhang1 zhou1], Fujian
云隙光 yún xì guāng crepuscular rays / sunbeams
云溪区 Yún xī qū Yunxi district of Yueyang city 岳陽|岳阳[Yue4 yang2], Hunan
云阳县 Yún yáng xiàn Yunyang, a county in Chongqing 重慶|重庆[Chong2qing4]
云岩区 Yún yán qū Yunyan District of Guiyang City 貴陽市|贵阳市[Gui4 yang2 Shi4], Guizhou
云冈石窟 Yún gāng shí kū Yungang Caves at Datong 大同, Shanxi 山西
云窗雾槛 yún chuāng wù kǎn cloud around the window, mist on the threshold (idiom) / tall building with the windows in the clouds
云散风流 yún sàn fēng liú lit. clouds scatter, wind flows (idiom) / the crisis settles down / people disperse home / things return to normal
云层分析  nephanalysis
云物理学  cloud physics
云顶高度  cloud-top height
云顶温度 yún dǐng wēn duó cloud-top temperature
云贵高原 Yún Guì gāo yuán Yunnan and Guizhou plateau in southwest China, covering east Yunnan, whole of Guizhou, west of Guangxi and southern margins of Sichuan, Hubei and Hunan
云里雾里 yún lǐ wù lǐ amidst the clouds and mist / (fig.) mystified / puzzled
云南柳莺 Yún nán liǔ yīng (bird species of China) Chinese leaf warbler (Phylloscopus yunnanensis)
云南石梓 yún nán shí zǐ gmelina / yemane
云凝结核 yún níng jié hé cloud condensation nuclei
云泥之别 yún ní zhī bié (idiom) a world of difference
云泥之差 yún ní zhī chà see 雲泥之別|云泥之别[yun2ni2 zhi1 bie2]
云气候学 yún qì hòu xué cloud climatology
云山雾罩 yún shān - wù zhào lit. enveloped in clouds and mist (idiom) / fig. (of speech or writing) unclear / confusing
云石斑鸭 yún shí bān yā (bird species of China) marbled teal / marbled duck (Marmaronetta angustirostris)
云纹蛇鳗 yún wén shé mán snowflake
云雾径迹 yún wù jìng jì cloud track (trace of ionizing particle in cloud chamber)
云霄飞车 yún xiāo fēi chē roller coaster
云消雾散 yún xiāo wù sàn the clouds melt and the mists disperse (idiom) / to clear up / to vanish into thin air
云的反照率  cloud albedo
云形成过程  cloud process
云南白斑尾柳莺 yún nán bái bān wěi liǔ yīng (bird species of China) Davison's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus intensior)
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风云 fēng yún weather / unstable situation
白云 bái yún white cloud
乌云 wū yún black cloud
青云 qīng yún clear sky / fig. high official position / noble
多云 duō yún cloudy (meteorology)
浮云 fú yún floating clouds / fleeting / transient
凌云 Líng yún (lit. and fig.) towering / lofty / high
星云 xīng yún nebula
赵云 Zhào Yún Zhao Yun (-229), general of Shu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms
彩云 cǎi yún rosy clouds / CL:朵[duo3]
疑云 yí yún a haze of doubts and suspicions
阴云 yīn yún dark cloud
祥云 xiáng yún magic cloud
陈云 Chén Yún Chen Yun (1905-1995), communist leader and economist
高云 Gāo Yún Gao Yun (died 409) emperor of Northern or Later Yan dynasty
依云 Yī yún Evian, mineral water company / Évian-les-Bains, resort and spa town in south-eastern France
层云 céng yún stratus (cloud)
卷云 juǎn yún cirrus (cloud)
积云 jī yún cumulus / heap cloud
尘云 chén yún dust cloud
丁云 dīng yún Ding Yun (a personal name)
灌云 Guàn yún Guanyun county in Lianyungang 連雲港|连云港[Lian2 yun2 gang3], Jiangsu
故云 gù yún that's why it is called...
驾云 jià yún to ride the clouds / fig. self-satisfied / arrogant
缙云 Jìn yún Jinyun county in Lishui 麗水|丽水[Li2 shui3], Zhejiang
连云 Lián yún Lianyun district of Lianyungang city 連雲港市|连云港市[Lian2 yun2 gang3 shi4], Jiangsu
马云 mǎ yún Ma Yun (1964-), aka Jack Ma, Chinese billionaire businessman, co-founder of Alibaba 阿里巴巴[A1 li3 ba1 ba1]
密云 Mì yún Miyun, a district of Beijing
庆云 Qìng yún Qingyun county in Dezhou 德州[De2 zhou1], Shandong
绮云 qǐ yún beautiful clouds
如云 rú yún like the clouds in the sky (i.e. numerous)
语云 yǔ yún as the saying goes...
紫云 Zǐ yún Ziyun Hmong and Buyei autonomous county in Anshun 安順|安顺[An1 shun4], Guizhou
左云 Zuǒ yún Zuoyun county in Datong 大同[Da4 tong2], Shanxi
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连云港 Lián yún gǎng see 連雲港市|连云港市[Lian2yun2gang3 Shi4]
蘑菇云 mó gū yún mushroom cloud
刘云山 Liú Yún shān Liu Yunshan (1947-), PRC politician, background in journalism in Inner Mongolia, head of the Central Propaganda Department 2002-2012
关云长 Guān Yún cháng courtesy name of 關羽|关羽[Guan1 Yu3]
火烧云 huǒ shāo yún nuée ardente / hot cloud of volcanic ash
筋斗云 jīn dǒu yún Sun Wukong's magical cloud
白云石 bái yún shí dolomite
积雨云 jī yǔ yún cumulonimbus (cloud)
白云岩 bái yún yán dolomite (geology)
臭氧云  ozone cloud
暗星云 àn xīng yún (astronomy) dark nebula / absorption nebula
白云母 bái yún mǔ muscovite / white mica
白云区 Bái yún qū Baiyun District of Guiyang City 貴陽市|贵阳市[Gui4 yang2 Shi4], Guizhou / Baiyun District of Guangzhou City 廣州市|广州市[Guang3 zhou1 Shi4], Guangdong
冰晶云 bīng jīng yún ice cloud / ice-crystal cloud
波状云 bō zhuàng yún undulatus
层积云 céng jī yún stratocumulus cloud
陈云林 Chén Yún lín Chen Yunlin (1941-), chairman of PRC Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) 海峽兩岸關係協會|海峡两岸关系协会[Hai3 xia2 Liang3 an4 Guan1 xi5 Xie2 hui4] (2008-2013)
出云市 chū yún shì Izumo,
电子云 diàn zǐ yún electron cloud
幡状云 fān zhuàng yún virga
飞机云 fēi jī yún contrail
飞行云 fēi xíng yún contrail
高层云 gāo céng yún altostratus / high stratus cloud
高积云 gāo jī yún altocumulus / high cumulus cloud
钩卷云 gōu juǎn yún Cirrus
灌云县 Guàn yún xiàn Guanyun county in Lianyungang 連雲港|连云港[Lian2 yun2 gang3], Jiangsu
缙云县 Jìn yún xiàn Jinyun county in Lishui 麗水|丽水[Li2 shui3], Zhejiang
金正云 Jīn Zhèng yún erroneous form of Kim Jong-un 金正恩[Jin1 Zheng4 en1]
卷层云 juǎn céng yún cirrostratus (cloud) / also written 卷層雲|卷层云[juan3 ceng2 yun2]
卷層云 juǎn céng yún cirrostratus (cloud)
卷积云 juǎn jī yún cirrocumulus (cloud)
亮星云 liàng xīng yún diffuse nebula
连云区 Lián yún qū Lianyun district of Lianyungang city 連雲港市|连云港市[Lian2 yun2 gang3 shi4], Jiangsu
凌云县 Líng yún xiàn Lingyun county in Baise 百色[Bai3 se4], Guangxi
刘青云 Liú Qīng yún Lau Ching-Wan (1964-), Hong Kong actor
李云娜 Lǐ Yún nà Euna Lee (phonetic transcription), US woman journalist imprisoned as spy by North Korea in 2009 / also written 李誠恩|李诚恩[Li3 Cheng2 en1]
漏斗云 lòu dǒu yún funnel cloud
马云禄 mǎ yún lù Ma
密云区 Mì yún Qū Miyun, a district of Beijing
密云县 Mì yún xiàn Miyun county in Beijing
青云谱 Qīng yún pǔ Qingyunpu district of Nanchang city 南昌市, Jiangxi
庆云县 Qìng yún xiàn Qingyun county in Dezhou 德州[De2 zhou1], Shandong
起云剂 qǐ yún jì clouding agent / emulsifier
祥云县 Xiáng yún xiàn Xiangyun county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[Da4 li3 Bai2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
小云雀 xiǎo yún què (bird species of China) oriental skylark (Alauda gulgula)
星云表 xīng yún biǎo catalog of stars and nebulae
鹰星云 Yīng Xīng yún Eagle or Star Queen Nebula M16
雨层云 yǔ céng yún nimbostratus / stratus rain cloud
紫云英 zǐ yún yīng Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus)
左云县 Zuǒ yún xiàn Zuoyun county in Datong 大同[Da4 tong2], Shanxi
风云人物 fēng yún rén wù the man (or woman) of the moment (idiom) / influential figure
烟消云散 yān xiāo yún sàn to vanish like smoke in thin air / to disappear
风起云涌 fēng qǐ yún yǒng to surge like a gathering storm (idiom) / to grow by leaps and bounds
行云流水 xíng yún liú shuǐ lit. moving clouds and flowing water (idiom) / fig. very natural and flowing style of calligraphy, writing, etc / natural and unforced
不知所云 bù zhī suǒ yún to not know what sb is driving at / to be unintelligible
风云变幻 fēng yún biàn huàn changeable situation (idiom)
叱咤风云 chì zhà fēng yún lit. to rebuke Heaven and Earth (idiom) / fig. shaking the whole world / all-powerful
翻云覆雨 fān yún fù yǔ 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
人云亦云 rén yún yì yún to say what everyone says (idiom) / to conform to what one perceives to be the majority view / to follow the herd
高耸入云 gāo sǒng rù yún tall and erect, reaching through the clouds (idiom) / used to describe tall mountain or skyscraper
平步青云 píng bù qīng yún to rapidly go up in the world / meteoric rise (of a career, social position etc)
拨云见日 bō yún jiàn rì lit. to dispel the clouds and see the sun (idiom) / fig. to restore justice
风流云散 fēng liú yún sàn lit. dispersed by wind and scattered like clouds (idiom) / fig. scattered far and wide (of friends and relatives)
堕云雾中 duò yún wù zhōng lit. to become lost in a fog (idiom) / fig. at a complete loss
浮云朝露 fú yún zhāo lù floating clouds, morning dew (idiom) / fig. ephemeral nature of human existence
高唱入云 gāo chàng rù yún loud songs reaches the clouds (idiom) / fig. to praise to the skies
过眼烟云 guò yǎn yān yún ephemeral (idiom)
过眼云烟 guò yǎn yún yān ephemeral (idiom)
九霄云外 jiǔ xiāo yún wài beyond the topmost clouds (idiom) / unimaginably far away
青云直上 qīng yún zhí shàng rising straight up in a clear sky (idiom) / rapid promotion to a high post / meteoric career
吞云吐雾 tūn yún tǔ wù to swallow clouds and blow out fog (idiom) / to blow cigarette or opium smoke
万里无云 wàn lǐ wú yún cloudless
义薄云天 yì bó yún tiān supremely honorable and righteous
成云过程  cloud process
雨云卫星  Nimbus satellite
全球云区  global cloud fields
白云苍狗 bái yún cāng gǒu lit. a white cloud transforms into what looks like a gray dog (idiom) / fig. the unpredictable changeability of the world
白云机场 Bái yún jī chǎng Baiyun Airport (Guangzhou)
白云矿区 Bái yún kuàng qū Baiyukuang district of Baotou city 包頭市|包头市[Bao1 tou2 shi4], Inner Mongolia
叱吒风云 chì zhà fēng yún variant of 叱咤風雲|叱咤风云[chi4 zha4 feng1 yun2]
反射星云 fǎn shè xīng yún reflection nebula
发射星云 fā shè xīng yún emission nebula
高手如云 gāo shǒu rú yún (idiom) teeming with experts
豪气干云 háo qì gān yún lit. heroism reaching to the clouds (idiom)
河外星云 hé wài xīng yún extragalactic nebula
烘云托月 hōng yún tuō yuè lit. to shade in the clouds to offset the moon (idiom) / fig. a foil / a contrasting character to a main hero
火山灰云 huǒ shān huī yún volcanic ash cloud
礁湖星云 Jiāo hú xīng yún Lagoon Nebula, M8
客似云来 kè sì yún lái (idiom) to be bustling with customers
老鹰星云 Lǎo yīng xīng yún Eagle Nebula, aka Star Queen Nebula, M16
连云港市 Lián yún gǎng shì Lianyungang, prefecture-level city in Jiangsu Province 江蘇省|江苏省[Jiang1su1 Sheng3]
马蹄星云 Mǎ tí xīng yún Omega or Horseshoe Nebula M17
马头星云 Mǎ tóu xīng yún Horsehead Nebula
玫瑰星云 méi guī xīng yún Rosette nebula NGC 2237
弥漫星云 mí màn xīng yún diffuse nebula
判若云泥 pàn ruò yún ní as different as heaven and earth (idiom) / worlds apart
晴时多云 qíng shí duō yún mostly sunny / mostly clear (meteorology)
青云谱区 Qīng yún pǔ qū Qingyunpu district of Nanchang city 南昌市, Jiangxi
三叶星云 Sān yè xīng yún Trifid Nebula, M20
水照云光 shuǐ zhào yún guāng water sky
蟹状星云 xiè zhuàng xīng yún Crab Nebula
信风积云 xìn fēng jī yún trade wind cumulus
旋涡星云 xuán wō xīng yún spiral nebula
烟消云散 yān xiāo - yún sàn (idiom) to vanish like smoke in thin air / to disappear
亚洲褐云 yà zhōu hè yún Asian brown cloud
鹰状星云 Yīng zhuàng Xīng yún Eagle or Star Queen Nebula M16
银河星云 yín hé xīng yún a galactic nebula
直上云霄 zhí shàng yún xiāo to soar into the sky
蜘蛛星云 Zhī zhū xīng yún Tarantula Nebula
朱云折槛 Zhū Yún zhē kǎn Mr Zhu Yun breaks the railing (idiom) / to challenge and admonish boldly
极地冰晶云  polar stratospheric cloud / polar ice cloud
炽热火山云 chì rè huǒ shān yún nuée ardente / hot cloud of volcanic ash
大旱望云霓 dà hàn wàng yún ní lit. looking for rain clouds in times of drought (idiom) / fig. desperate for an escape from a difficult situation
核爆炸烟云 hé bào zhà yān yún nuclear cloud
天有不测风云 tiān yǒu bù cè fēng yún fortune as unpredictable as the weather (idiom) / sth unexpected may happen at any moment
应用云物理学  applied cloud physics
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