pīnyīn
pin1yin1
ㄓㄨㄧㄣ
simplified
traditional
云
云
yun2
(classical) to say
云
雲
yun2
surname Yun; abbr. for Yunnan Province 雲南省|云南省
云
雲
yun2
cloud
strokes
4
radical
strokes after radical
2
暗星云
暗星雲
an4 xing1 yun2
dark nebula (visible as a shadow, absorbing light from behind); absorption nebula
白云
白雲
bai2 yun2
Baiyun district of Guiyang city 貴陽市|贵阳市, Guizhou; Baiyun district of Guangzhou city 廣州市|广州市, Guangdong
白云
白雲
bai2 yun2
white cloud
白云机场
白雲機場
bai2 yun2 ji1 chang3
Baiyun airport (Guangzhou)
白云矿区
白雲礦區
bai2 yun2 kuang4 qu1
Baiyukuang district of Baotou city 包頭市|包头市, Inner Mongolia
白云母
白雲母
bai2 yun2 mu3
muscovite; white mica
白云区
白雲區
bai2 yun2 qu1
Baiyun district of Guiyang city 貴陽市|贵阳市, Guizhou; Baiyun district of Guangzhou city 廣州市|广州市, Guangdong
白云石
白雲石
bai2 yun2 shi2
dolomite
白云岩
白雲岩
bai2 yun2 yan2
dolomite (geology)
拨云见日
撥雲見日
bo1 yun2 jian4 ri4
lit. to dispel the clouds and see the sun (idiom); fig. to restore justice
波状云
波狀雲
bo1 zhuang4 yun2
undulatus
不知所云
不知所云
bu4 zhi1 suo3 yun2
to not know what sb is driving at; to be unintelligible
彩云
彩雲
cai3 yun2
rosy clouds
层积云
層積雲
ceng2 ji1 yun2
stratocumulus cloud
曾经沧海难为水，除却巫山不是云
曾經滄海難為水，除卻巫山不是雲
ceng2 jing1 cang1 hai3 nan2 wei2 shui3 - chu2 que4 wu1 shan1 bu4 shi4 yun2
there are no rivers to one who has crossed the ocean, and no clouds to one who has passed Mount Wu (idiom); one who has seen the world doesn't stop at small things
层云
層雲
ceng2 yun2
stratus (cloud)
尘云
塵雲
chen2 yun2
dust cloud
陈云
陳雲
chen2 yun2
Chen Yun (1905-1995), communist leader and economist
陈云林
陳雲林
chen2 yun2 lin2
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
炽热火山云
熾熱火山雲
chi4 re4 huo3 shan1 yun2
nuée ardente; hot cloud of volcanic ash
叱咤风云
叱咤風雲
chi4 zha4 feng1 yun2
lit. to rebuke Heaven and Earth (idiom); fig. shaking the whole world; all-powerful
大旱望云霓
大旱望雲霓
da4 han4 wang4 yun2 ni2
lit. looking for rain clouds in times of drought (idiom); fig. desperate for an escape from a difficult situation
大旱之望云霓
大旱之望雲霓
da4 han4 zhi1 wang4 yun2 ni2
see 大旱望雲霓|大旱望云霓
电子云
電子雲
dian4 zi3 yun2
electron cloud
多云
多雲
duo1 yun2
cloudy (meteorology)
堕云雾中
墮雲霧中
duo4 yun2 wu4 zhong1
lit. to become lost in a fog (idiom); fig. at a complete loss
发射星云
發射星雲
fa1 she4 xing1 yun2
radiant nebula
翻手为云覆手变雨
翻手為雲覆手變雨
fan1 shou3 wei2 yun2 fu4 shou3 bian4 yu3
lit. turning his hand palm up he gathers the clouds, turning his hand palm down he turns them to rain; very powerful and capable (idiom)
翻云覆雨
翻雲覆雨
fan1 yun2 fu4 yu3
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
反射星云
反射星雲
fan3 she4 xing1 yun2
reflection nebula
风流云散
風流雲散
feng1 liu2 yun2 san4
lit. dispersed by wind and scattered like clouds (idiom); fig. scattered far and wide (of friends and relatives)
风起云涌
風起雲湧
feng1 qi3 yun2 yong3
lit. rising winds, scudding clouds (idiom); turbulent times; violent development
风云
風雲
feng1 yun2
weather; unstable situation
风云变幻
風雲變幻
feng1 yun2 bian4 huan4
changeable situation (idiom)
风云人物
風雲人物
feng1 yun2 ren2 wu4
the man (or woman) of the moment (idiom); influential figure
浮云
浮雲
fu2 yun2
floating clouds; fleeting; transient
浮云朝露
浮雲朝露
fu2 yun2 zhao1 lu4
floating clouds, morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral nature of human existence
高层云
高層雲
gao1 ceng2 yun2
altostratus; high stratus cloud
高唱入云
高唱入雲
gao1 chang4 ru4 yun2
loud songs reaches the clouds (idiom); fig. to praise to the skies
高积云
高積雲
gao1 ji1 yun2
altocumulus; high cumulus cloud
高耸入云
高聳入雲
gao1 song3 ru4 yun2
tall and erect, reaching through the clouds (idiom); used to describe tall mountain or skyscraper
高云
高雲
gao1 yun2
Gao Yun (died 409) emperor of Northern or Later Yan dynasty
故云
故云
gu4 yun2
that's why it is called...
关云长
關云長
guan1 yun2 chang2
courtesy name of 關羽|关羽
灌云
灌雲
guan4 yun2
Guanyun county in Lianyungang 連雲港|连云港, Jiangsu
灌云县
灌雲縣
guan4 yun2 xian4
Guanyun county in Lianyungang 連雲港|连云港, Jiangsu
豪气干云
豪氣干雲
hao2 qi4 gan1 yun2
lit. heroism reaching to the clouds (idiom)
河外星云
河外星雲
he2 wai4 xing1 yun2
extragalactic nebula
烘云托月
烘雲托月
hong1 yun2 tuo1 yue4
lit. to shade in the clouds to offset the moon (idiom); fig. a foil; a contrasting character to a main hero
火烧云
火燒雲
huo3 shao1 yun2
nuée ardente; hot cloud of volcanic ash
积雨云
積雨雲
ji1 yu3 yun2
cumulonimbus (cloud)
积云
積雲
ji1 yun2
cumulus; heap cloud
驾云
駕雲
jia4 yun2
to ride the clouds; fig. self-satisfied; arrogant
礁湖星云
礁湖星雲
jiao1 hu2 xing1 yun2
Lagoon Nebula M8
筋斗云
筋斗雲
jin1 dou3 yun2
Sun Wukong's magical cloud
金正云
金正雲
jin1 zheng4 yun2
erroneous form of Kim Jong-un 金正恩
缙云
縉雲
jin4 yun2
Jinyun county in Lishui 麗水|丽水, Zhejiang
缙云县
縉雲縣
jin4 yun2 xian4
Jinyun county in Lishui 麗水|丽水, Zhejiang
九霄云外
九霄雲外
jiu3 xiao1 yun2 wai4
beyond the topmost clouds (idiom); unimaginably far away
卷层云
捲層雲
juan3 ceng2 yun2
cirrostratus (cloud); also written 卷層雲|卷层云
卷层云
卷層雲
juan3 ceng2 yun2
cirrostratus (cloud); also written 捲層雲|卷层云
卷积云
捲積雲
juan3 ji1 yun2
cirrocumulus (cloud)
卷云
卷雲
juan3 yun2
cirrus (cloud)
老鹰星云
老鷹星雲
lao3 ying1 xing1 yun2
Eagle or Star Queen Nebula M16
李云娜
李雲娜
li3 yun2 na4
Euna Lee (phonetic transcription), US woman journalist imprisoned as spy by North Korea in 2009; also written 李誠恩|李诚恩
连云
連雲
lian2 yun2
Lian'yun district of Lianyungang city 連雲港市|连云港市, Jiangsu
连云港
連雲港
lian2 yun2 gang3
Lianyungang prefecture level city in Jiangsu
连云港市
連雲港市
lian2 yun2 gang3 shi4
Lianyungang prefecture level city in Jiangsu
连云区
連雲區
lian2 yun2 qu1
Lian'yun district of Lianyungang city 連雲港市|连云港市, Jiangsu
亮星云
亮星雲
liang4 xing1 yun2
emission nebula
猎户座大星云
獵戶座大星雲
lie4 hu4 zuo4 da4 xing1 yun2
the Great Nebula in Orion M42
凌云
凌雲
ling2 yun2
Lingyun county in Baise 百色, Guangxi
凌云县
凌雲縣
ling2 yun2 xian4
Lingyun county in Baise 百色, Guangxi
刘青云
劉青雲
liu2 qing1 yun2
Lau Ching-Wan (1964-), Hong Kong actor
刘云山
劉雲山
liu2 yun2 shan1
Liu Yunshan (1947-), PRC career politician, background in journalism in Inner Mongolia, from 2002 head of party Central Propaganda Section 中央宣传部
漏斗云
漏斗雲
lou4 dou3 yun2
funnel cloud
马蹄星云
馬蹄星雲
ma3 ti2 xing1 yun2
Omega or Horseshoe Nebula M17
马头星云
馬頭星雲
ma3 tou2 xing1 yun2
the Horse's Head nebula
玫瑰星云
玫瑰星雲
mei2 gui1 xing1 yun2
Rosette nebula NGC 2237
弥漫星云
瀰漫星雲
mi2 man4 xing1 yun2
diffuse nebula
密云
密雲
mi4 yun2
Miyun town and county in Beijing
密云县
密雲縣
mi4 yun2 xian4
Miyun county in Beijing
蘑菇云
蘑菇雲
mo2 gu1 yun2
mushroom cloud
判若云泥
判若雲泥
pan4 ruo4 yun2 ni2
as different as heaven and earth (idiom); worlds apart
平步青云
平步青雲
ping2 bu4 qing1 yun2
to rapidly go up in the world; meteoric rise (of a career, social position etc)
绮云
綺雲
qi3 yun2
beautiful clouds
起云剂
起雲劑
qi3 yun2 ji4
clouding agent; emulsifier
青云
青雲
qing1 yun2
clear sky; fig. high official position; noble
青云谱
青雲譜
qing1 yun2 pu3
Qingyunpu district of Nanchang city 南昌市, Jiangxi
青云谱区
青雲譜區
qing1 yun2 pu3 qu1
Qingyunpu district of Nanchang city 南昌市, Jiangxi
青云直上
青雲直上
qing1 yun2 zhi2 shang4
rising straight up in a clear sky (idiom); rapid promotion to a high post; meteoric career
晴时多云
晴時多雲
qing2 shi2 duo1 yun2
partly cloudy (meteorology)
庆云
慶雲
qing4 yun2
Qingyun county in Dezhou 德州, Shandong
庆云县
慶雲縣
qing4 yun2 xian4
Qingyun county in Dezhou 德州, Shandong
人云亦云
人云亦云
ren2 yun2 yi4 yun2
to say what everyone says (idiom); to conform to what one perceives to be the majority view; to follow the herd
三叶星云
三葉星雲
san1 ye4 xing1 yun2
Trifid Nebula M20
天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福
天有不測風雲，人有旦夕禍福
tian1 you3 bu4 ce4 feng1 yun2 - ren2 you3 dan4 xi1 huo4 fu2
fortune as unpredictable as the weather, every day may bring fortune or calamity (idiom); sth unexpected may happen at any moment
吞云吐雾
吞雲吐霧
tun1 yun2 tu3 wu4
to swallow clouds and blow out fog (idiom); to blow cigarette or opium smoke
乌云
烏雲
wu1 yun2
black cloud
仙女座大星云
仙女座大星雲
xian1 nv3 zuo4 da4 xing1 yun2
great nebula in Andromeda or Andromeda galaxy M31
祥云
祥雲
xiang2 yun2
Xiangyun county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州, Yunnan
祥云
祥雲
xiang2 yun2
magic cloud
祥云县
祥雲縣
xiang2 yun2 xian4
Xiangyun county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州, Yunnan
小云雀
小雲雀
xiao3 yun2 que4
(bird species of China) oriental skylark (Alauda gulgula)
蟹状星云
蟹狀星雲
xie4 zhuang4 xing1 yun2
Crab nebula
星云
星雲
xing1 yun2
nebula
星云表
星雲表
xing1 yun2 biao3
catalog of stars and nebulae
行云流水
行雲流水
xing2 yun2 liu2 shui3
lit. moving clouds and flowing water (idiom); fig. very natural and flowing style of calligraphy, writing, etc; natural and unforced
旋涡星云
旋渦星雲
xuan2 wo1 xing1 yun2
spiral nebula
烟消云散
煙消雲散
yan1 xiao1 yun2 san4
to vanish like smoke in thin air; to disappear
依云
依雲
yi1 yun2
Evian, mineral water company; Évian-les-Bains, resort and spa town in south-eastern France
疑云
疑雲
yi2 yun2
a haze of doubts and suspicions
阴云
陰雲
yin1 yun2
dark cloud
银河星云
銀河星雲
yin2 he2 xing1 yun2
galactic nebula
鹰星云
鷹星雲
ying1 xing1 yun2
Eagle or Star Queen Nebula M16
鹰状星云
鷹狀星雲
ying1 zhuang4 xing1 yun2
Eagle or Star Queen Nebula M16
雨层云
雨層雲
yu3 ceng2 yun2
nimbostratus; stratus rain cloud
语云
語云
yu3 yun2
as the saying goes...
云霭
雲靄
yun2 ai3
floating clouds
云安
雲安
yun2 an1
Yun'an county in Yunfu 雲浮|云浮, Guangdong
云安县
雲安縣
yun2 an1 xian4
Yun'an county in Yunfu 雲浮|云浮, Guangdong
云豹
雲豹
yun2 bao4
clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa)
云鬓
雲鬢
yun2 bin4
a woman's beautiful, thick hair
云彩
雲彩
yun2 cai5
(coll.) cloud
云层
雲層
yun2 ceng2
the clouds; cloud layer; cloud bank
云城
云城
yun2 cheng2
Yuncheng district of Yunfu city 雲浮市|云浮市, Guangdong
云城区
云城區
yun2 cheng2 qu1
Yuncheng district of Yunfu city 雲浮市|云浮市, Guangdong
云窗雾槛
雲窗霧檻
yun2 chuang1 wu4 kan3
cloud around the window, mist on the threshold (idiom); tall building with the windows in the clouds
云豆
雲豆
yun2 dou4
variant of 芸豆
云端
雲端
yun2 duan1
fig. high in the clouds; (in the) cloud (computing)
云朵
雲朵
yun2 duo3
a cloud
云浮
雲浮
yun2 fu2
Yunfu prefecture level city in Guangdong province 廣東省|广东省 in south China
云浮市
雲浮市
yun2 fu2 shi4
Yunfu prefecture level city in Guangdong province 廣東省|广东省 in south China
云冈石窟
雲岡石窟
yun2 gang1 shi2 ku1
Yungang Caves at Datong 大同, Shanxi 山西
云贵川
雲貴川
yun2 gui4 chuan1
Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan; south west China
云贵高原
雲貴高原
yun2 gui4 gao1 yuan2
Yunnan and Guizhou plateau in southwest China, covering east Yunnan, whole of Guizhou, west of Guangxi and southern margins of Sichuan, Hubei and Hunan
云和
雲和
yun2 he2
Yunhe county in Lishui 麗水|丽水, Zhejiang
云和县
雲和縣
yun2 he2 xian4
Yunhe county in Lishui 麗水|丽水, Zhejiang
云华
雲華
yun2 hua2
muscovite, mica (used in TCM); Muscovitum
云集
雲集
yun2 ji2
to gather (in a crowd); to converge; to swarm
云里雾里
雲裡霧裡
yun2 li3 wu4 li3
amidst the clouds and mist; (fig.) mystified; puzzled
云林
雲林
yun2 lin2
Yunlin county in Taiwan
云林县
雲林縣
yun2 lin2 xian4
Yunlin county in Taiwan
云龙
雲龍
yun2 long2
Yunlong district of Xuzhou city 徐州市, Jiangsu; Yunlong county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州, Yunnan
云龙区
雲龍區
yun2 long2 qu1
Yunlong district of Xuzhou city 徐州市, Jiangsu
云龙县
雲龍縣
yun2 long2 xian4
Yunlong county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州, Yunnan
云梦
雲夢
yun2 meng4
Yunmeng county in Xiaogan 孝感, Hubei
云梦县
雲夢縣
yun2 meng4 xian4
Yunmeng county in Xiaogan 孝感, Hubei
云母
雲母
yun2 mu3
mica
云南
雲南
yun2 nan2
Yunnan province in southwest China, bordering on Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar, abbr. 滇 or 雲|云, capital Kunming 昆明
云南白斑尾柳莺
雲南白斑尾柳鶯
yun2 nan2 bai2 ban1 wei3 liu3 ying1
(bird species of China) Davison's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus davisoni)
云南柳莺
雲南柳鶯
yun2 nan2 liu3 ying1
(bird species of China) Chinese leaf warbler (Phylloscopus yunnanensis)
云南省
雲南省
yun2 nan2 sheng3
Yunnan Province in southwest China, bordering on Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar, abbr. 滇 or 雲|云, capital Kunming 昆明
云片糕
雲片糕
yun2 pian4 gao1
a kind of cake
云气
雲氣
yun2 qi4
mist
云雀
雲雀
yun2 que4
(bird species of China) Eurasian skylark (Alauda arvensis)
云散风流
雲散風流
yun2 san4 feng1 liu2
lit. clouds scatter, wind flows (idiom); the crisis settles down; people disperse home; things return to normal
云沙
雲沙
yun2 sha1
muscovite, mica (used in TCM); Muscovitum
云杉
雲杉
yun2 shan1
spruce
云石斑鸭
雲石斑鴨
yun2 shi2 ban1 ya1
(bird species of China) marbled teal (Marmaronetta angustirostris)
云室
雲室
yun2 shi4
cloud chamber (physics)
云梯
雲梯
yun2 ti1
escalade
云头
雲頭
yun2 tou2
cloud
云吞
雲吞
yun2 tun1
wonton
云雾
雲霧
yun2 wu4
clouds and mist
云雾径迹
雲霧徑跡
yun2 wu4 jing4 ji4
cloud track (trace of ionizing particle in cloud chamber)
云溪
雲溪
yun2 xi1
Yunxi district of Yueyang city 岳陽|岳阳, Hunan
云溪区
雲溪區
yun2 xi1 qu1
Yunxi district of Yueyang city 岳陽|岳阳, Hunan
云隙光
雲隙光
yun2 xi4 guang1
crepuscular rays; sunbeams
云县
雲縣
yun2 xian4
Yun county in Lincang 臨滄|临沧, Yunnan
云霄
雲霄
yun2 xiao1
Yunxiao county in Zhangzhou 漳州, Fujian
云霄
雲霄
yun2 xiao1
(the) skies
云霄飞车
雲霄飛車
yun2 xiao1 fei1 che1
roller coaster
云消雾散
雲消霧散
yun2 xiao1 wu4 san4
the clouds melt and the mists disperse (idiom); to clear up; to vanish into thin air
云霄县
雲霄縣
yun2 xiao1 xian4
Yunxiao county in Zhangzhou 漳州, Fujian
云烟
雲煙
yun2 yan1
mist; smoke; cloud
云岩
雲岩
yun2 yan2
Yunyan district of Guiyang city 貴陽市|贵阳市, Guizhou
云岩区
雲岩區
yun2 yan2 qu1
Yunyan district of Guiyang city 貴陽市|贵阳市, Guizhou
云阳
雲陽
yun2 yang2
Yunyang county in Wanzhou suburbs of north Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
云阳县
雲陽縣
yun2 yang2 xian4
Yunyang county in Wanzhou suburbs of north Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
云液
雲液
yun2 ye4
muscovite, mica (used in TCM); Muscovitum
云英
雲英
yun2 ying1
muscovite, mica (used in TCM); Muscovitum
云涌
雲湧
yun2 yong3
in large numbers; in force; lit. clouds bubbling up
云游
雲遊
yun2 you2
to wander (typically of an errant priest)
云雨
雲雨
yun2 yu4
lit. cloud and rain; fig. sexual intercourse
云云
云云
yun2 yun2
and so on; so and so; many and confused
云珠
雲珠
yun2 zhu1
muscovite, mica (used in TCM); Muscovitum
赵云
趙雲
zhao4 yun2
Zhao Yun (-229), general of Shu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms
蜘蛛星云
蜘蛛星雲
zhi1 zhu1 xing1 yun2
Tarantula Nebula
直上云霄
直上雲霄
zhi2 shang4 yun2 xiao1
to soar into the sky
朱云折槛
朱雲折檻
zhu1 yun2 zhe1 kan3
Mr Zhu Yun breaks the railing (idiom); to challenge and admonish boldly
紫云
紫雲
zi3 yun2
Ziyun Hmong and Buyei autonomous county in Anshun 安順|安顺, Guizhou
紫云苗族布依族自治县
紫云苗族布依族自治縣
zi3 yun2 miao2 zu2 bu4 yi1 zu2 zi4 zhi4 xian4
Ziyun Hmong and Buyei autonomous county in Anshun 安順|安顺, Guizhou
左云
左雲
zuo3 yun2
Zuoyun county in Datong 大同, Shanxi
左云县
左雲縣
zuo3 yun2 xian4
Zuoyun county in Datong 大同, Shanxi