故云 gù yún ㄍㄨˋ ㄩㄣˊ gu3 wan4
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故
- 世故 shì gu ㄕˋ ˙ㄍㄨ sai3 gu3 sophisticated
- 事故 shì gù ㄕˋ ㄍㄨˋ si6 gu3 accident
- 故事 gù shi ㄍㄨˋ ˙ㄕ gu3 si6 narrative; story; tale
- 故意 gù yì ㄍㄨˋ ㄧˋ gu3 ji3 deliberately; on purpose
- 故乡 故鄉 gù xiāng ㄍㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤ gu3 hoeng1 home
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- 故障 gù zhàng ㄍㄨˋ ㄓㄤˋ gu3 zoeng3 malfunction
- 无故 無故 wú gù ㄨˊ ㄍㄨˋ mou4 gu3 without cause or reason
- 缘故 緣故 yuán gù ㄩㄢˊ ㄍㄨˋ jyun4 gu3 reason
- 世故 shì gù ㄕˋ ㄍㄨˋ sai3 gu3 the ways of the world
- 亡故 wáng gù ㄨㄤˊ ㄍㄨˋ mong4 gu3 to die
- 何故 hé gù ㄏㄜˊ ㄍㄨˋ ho4 gu3 what for?
- 借故 jiè gù ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄍㄨˋ ze3 gu3 to find an excuse
- 典故 diǎn gù ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄨˋ din2 gu3 classical story or quote from the literature
- 原故 yuán gù ㄩㄢˊ ㄍㄨˋ jyun4 gu3 variant of 缘故
- 因故 yīn gù ㄧㄣ ㄍㄨˋ jan1 gu3 for some reason
- 如故 rú gù ㄖㄨˊ ㄍㄨˋ jyu4 gu3 as before
- 已故 yǐ gù ㄧˇ ㄍㄨˋ ji5 gu3 the late
- 掌故 zhǎng gù ㄓㄤˇ ㄍㄨˋ zoeng2 gu3 anecdote; tales (esp. about a historical figure)
- 推故 tuī gù ㄊㄨㄟ ㄍㄨˋ teoi1 gu3 to find a pretext for refusing
- 故世 gù shì ㄍㄨˋ ㄕˋ gu3 sai3 to die
云
- 多云 多雲 duō yún ㄉㄨㄛ ㄩㄣˊ do1 wan4 (meteorology) cloudy
- 乌云 烏雲 wū yún ㄨ ㄩㄣˊ wu1 wan4 black cloud
- 风云 風雲 fēng yún ㄈㄥ ㄩㄣˊ fung1 wan4 weather
- 上云 上雲 shàng yún ㄕㄤˋ ㄩㄣˊ soeng5 wan4 (computing) to migrate to the cloud
- 云云 yún yún ㄩㄣˊ ㄩㄣˊ wan4 wan4 and so on
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- 云城 Yún chéng ㄩㄣˊ ㄔㄥˊ wan4 sing4 see 云城区
- 依云 依雲 Yī yún ㄧ ㄩㄣˊ ji1 wan4 Evian, mineral water company
- 凌云 凌雲 Líng yún ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄣˊ ling4 wan4 see 凌云县
- 凌云 凌雲 líng yún ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄣˊ ling4 wan4 (lit. and fig.) towering; lofty; high
- 卷云 卷雲 juǎn yún ㄐㄩㄢˇ ㄩㄣˊ gyun2 wan4 cirrus (cloud)
- 尘云 塵雲 chén yún ㄔㄣˊ ㄩㄣˊ can4 wan4 dust cloud
- 如云 如雲 rú yún ㄖㄨˊ ㄩㄣˊ jyu4 wan4 like the clouds in the sky (i.e. numerous)
- 密云 密雲 Mì yún ㄇㄧˋ ㄩㄣˊ mat6 wan4 see 密云区
- 层云 層雲 céng yún ㄘㄥˊ ㄩㄣˊ cang4 wan4 stratus (cloud)
- 左云 左雲 Zuǒ yún ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄩㄣˊ zo2 wan4 see 左云县
- 彩云 彩雲 cǎi yún ㄘㄞˇ ㄩㄣˊ coi2 wan4 rosy clouds
- 庆云 慶雲 Qìng yún ㄑㄧㄥˋ ㄩㄣˊ hing3 wan4 see 庆云县
- 战云 戰雲 zhàn yún ㄓㄢˋ ㄩㄣˊ zin3 wan4 war clouds; atmosphere of impending conflict
- 星云 星雲 xīng yún ㄒㄧㄥ ㄩㄣˊ sing1 wan4 nebula
- 浮云 浮雲 fú yún ㄈㄨˊ ㄩㄣˊ fau4 wan4 floating clouds
Idioms with these characters
- 蹈常袭故 蹈常襲故 dǎo cháng xí gù ㄉㄠˇ ㄔㄤˊ ㄒㄧˊ ㄍㄨˋ dou6 soeng4 zaap6 gu3 follow the same old path (idiom); stuck in a rut
- 非亲非故 非親非故 fēi qīn fēi gù ㄈㄟ ㄑㄧㄣ ㄈㄟ ㄍㄨˋ fei1 can1 fei1 gu3 lit. neither a relative nor a friend (idiom)
- 革故鼎新 gé gù dǐng xīn ㄍㄜˊ ㄍㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄣ gaak3 gu3 ding2 san1 to discard the old and introduce the new (idiom); to innovate
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- 故步自封 gù bù zì fēng ㄍㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗˋ ㄈㄥ gu3 bou6 zi6 fung1 stuck in the old ways (idiom); refusing to acknowledge new ideas
- 狂奴故态 狂奴故態 kuáng nú gù tài ㄎㄨㄤˊ ㄋㄨˊ ㄍㄨˋ ㄊㄞˋ kwong4 nou4 gu3 taai3 to be set in one's ways (idiom)
- 老于世故 老於世故 lǎo yú shì gù ㄌㄠˇ ㄩˊ ㄕˋ ㄍㄨˋ lou5 jyu1 sai3 gu3 experienced in the ways of the world (idiom); worldly-wise
- 明知故犯 míng zhī gù fàn ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓ ㄍㄨˋ ㄈㄢˋ ming4 zi1 gu3 faan6 deliberate violation (idiom); intentional crime
- 明知故问 明知故問 míng zhī gù wèn ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓ ㄍㄨˋ ㄨㄣˋ ming4 zi1 gu3 man6 (idiom) to ask a question, already knowing the answer
- 攀亲道故 攀親道故 pān qīn dào gù ㄆㄢ ㄑㄧㄣ ㄉㄠˋ ㄍㄨˋ paan1 can1 dou6 gu3 (idiom) to use claims to kinship or friendship to climb socially
- 平白无故 平白無故 píng bái wú gù ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄞˊ ㄨˊ ㄍㄨˋ ping4 baak6 mou4 gu3 (idiom) for no reason whatever; inexplicably
- 白云苍狗 白雲蒼狗 bái yún cāng gǒu ㄅㄞˊ ㄩㄣˊ ㄘㄤ ㄍㄡˇ baak6 wan4 cong1 gau2 lit. a white cloud transforms into what looks like a gray dog (idiom)
- 拨云见日 撥雲見日 bō yún jiàn rì ㄅㄛ ㄩㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄖˋ but6 wan4 gin3 jat6 lit. to dispel the clouds and see the sun (idiom); fig. to restore justice
- 叱咤风云 叱咤風雲 chì zhà fēng yún ㄔˋ ㄓㄚˋ ㄈㄥ ㄩㄣˊ cik1 caak1 fung1 wan4 lit. to rebuke Heaven and Earth (idiom); fig. shaking the whole world
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- 堕云雾中 墮雲霧中 duò yún wù zhōng ㄉㄨㄛˋ ㄩㄣˊ ㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄥ do6 wan4 mou6 zung1 lit. to become lost in a fog (idiom)
- 翻云覆雨 翻雲覆雨 fān yún fù yǔ ㄈㄢ ㄩㄣˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄩˇ faan1 wan4 fuk1 jyu5 to produce clouds with one turn of the hand and rain with another (idiom); fig. to shift one's ground
- 风流云散 風流雲散 fēng liú yún sàn ㄈㄥ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄩㄣˊ ㄙㄢˋ fung1 lau4 wan4 saan3 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 fēng qǐ yún yǒng ㄈㄥ ㄑㄧˇ ㄩㄣˊ ㄩㄥˇ fung1 hei2 wan4 jung2 to surge like a gathering storm (idiom)
- 风云变幻 風雲變幻 fēng yún biàn huàn ㄈㄥ ㄩㄣˊ ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄢˋ fung1 wan4 bin3 waan6 changeable situation (idiom)
- 风云人物 風雲人物 fēng yún rén wù ㄈㄥ ㄩㄣˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄨˋ fung1 wan4 jan4 mat6 the man (or woman) of the moment (idiom)
- 浮云朝露 浮雲朝露 fú yún zhāo lù ㄈㄨˊ ㄩㄣˊ ㄓㄠ ㄌㄨˋ fau4 wan4 ziu1 lou6 floating clouds, morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral nature of human existence