乌云压顶 — “A sense of impending crisis or great pressure”
乌云压顶 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a sense of impending crisis or great pressure”. A looming threat or oppressive atmosphere. Literally, “Dark clouds pressing down”.
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乌云压顶 Pronunciation and Pinyin
乌云压顶 Character Breakdown
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项目进展不顺，外部压力也接踵而至，真是乌云压顶。
Project progress was not smooth, and external pressures followed one after another, making it feel like dark clouds were pressing down.
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Synonyms of 乌云压顶
More idioms starting with 乌
- wū乌qī七bā八zāo糟in a terrible mess
- wū乌zhī之cí雌xióng雄unable to distinguish good from evil
- wū乌hé合zhī之zhòng众disorganized rabble
- wū乌hé合zhī之zú卒a disorganized and undisciplined crowd
- wū乌tiān天hēi黑dì地utterly dark, chaotic, or degenerate
- wū乌tóu头bái白mǎ马shēng生jiǎo角An absurd impossibility
- wū乌tóu头bái白，，mǎ马shēng生jué角An impossibility; something that will never happen
- wū乌tóu头mǎ马jiǎo角something utterly impossible
- wū乌mào帽hóng红qún裙men and women in general
- wū乌yǒu有xiān先shēng生a fictitious person or thing
- wū乌qī漆mò墨hēi黑pitch-dark
- wū乌dēng灯hēi黑huǒ火utterly dark without any light or fire
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What does 乌云压顶 mean?
乌云压顶 (wū yún yā dǐng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a sense of impending crisis or great pressure”.
How do you pronounce 乌云压顶?
乌云压顶 is pronounced wū yún yā dǐng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 乌云压顶 literally mean?
Literally, 乌云压顶 means “Dark clouds pressing down”. It is used to mean “a sense of impending crisis or great pressure”.
What is the Chinese definition of 乌云压顶?
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