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云山雾罩

yún shān wù zhào

4-character word Traditional 雲山霧罩

What 云山雾罩 means

1. (lit.) enveloped in clouds and mist (idiom)
2. (fig.) (of speech or writing) unclear; confusing

The characters in 云山雾罩

• 云yún(classical) to say
• 山shānmountain; hill; (colloquial) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on
• 雾wùfog; mist
• 罩zhàoto cover; to spread over; a cover; a shade; a hood; bamboo fish trap

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