五里云雾 — “A state of utter confusion or bewilderment”
五里云雾 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a state of utter confusion or bewilderment”. A muddle or a fog where things are unclear and hard to comprehend. Literally, “five li of clouds and mist”.
Frequency
五里云雾 Pronunciation and Pinyin
五里云雾 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 五里云雾
这个问题讨论了半天，大家还是觉得五里云雾，没有明确的结论。
After discussing this issue for a long time, everyone still felt completely in a fog, with no clear conclusion.
Idioms Related to 五里云雾
Synonyms of 五里云雾
More idioms starting with 五
- wǔ五shì世qí其chāng昌May descendants flourish for five generations
- wǔ五qīn亲liù六juàn眷all one's relatives
- wǔ五tǐ体tóu投dì地prostrate oneself in admiration
- wǔ五tǐ体tóu投chéng诚utterly convinced and profoundly respectful
- wǔ五hóu侯qī七guì贵high-ranking officials and influential nobles
- wǔ五hóu侯jiǔ九bó伯all feudal lords and regional chiefs
- wǔ五hòu侯là蜡zhú烛extravagant display of wealth and power
- wǔ五guāng光shí十sè色vibrantly colorful and dazzling
- wǔ五diǎn典sān三fén坟ancient Chinese classics
- wǔ五nèi内jù俱bēng崩utterly devastated or heartbroken
- wǔ五nèi内rú如fén焚consumed by extreme anxiety
- wǔ五dōng冬liù六xià夏all the year round
Recommended tools
Stroke Order Animator
Turn a Chinese character or sentence into a GIF or MP4
Open the tool →
Chinese Text Image Generator
Create PNGs with pinyin, highlight character parts or remove strokes
Open the tool →
Character Highlight Animator
Choose character parts and animate their colors, together or in stroke order
Open the tool →
Writing Worksheets
Printable tracing sheets with a QR learning companion
Open the tool →Questions about 五里云雾
What does 五里云雾 mean?
五里云雾 (wǔ lǐ yún wù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a state of utter confusion or bewilderment”.
How do you pronounce 五里云雾?
五里云雾 is pronounced wǔ lǐ yún wù in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 五里云雾 literally mean?
Literally, 五里云雾 means “five li of clouds and mist”. It is used to mean “a state of utter confusion or bewilderment”.
What is the Chinese definition of 五里云雾?
令人迷惑的纠纷或混乱，迷离恍惚、不明真相的境界