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黄云白草 — “Describes a desolate and bleak frontier landscape”

黄云白草 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes a desolate and bleak frontier landscape”. Characterized by vast, barren plains with yellow dust clouds and withered white grass. Literally, “yellow clouds and white grass”.

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黄云白草 Pronunciation and Pinyin

黄云白草 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
黄
huáng11yellow color
云
yún4cloud, say, or Yunnan
白
bái5white, bright, clear
草
cǎo10grass, straw, draft, rough

Example Sentence with 黄云白草

寒风呼啸,漫天的黄云白草,更添几分边塞的萧瑟
The cold wind howled, and the vast expanse of yellow clouds and white grass added to the desolation of the frontier.

Idioms Related to 黄云白草

Synonyms of 黄云白草

  • bái白cǎo草huáng黄yún云bleak autumn frontier scene

More idioms starting with 黄

  • huáng黄rén人shǒu守rì日a period of great prosperity and stability
  • huáng黄rén人pěng捧rì日excellent order and robust prosperity
  • huáng黄gōng公hǎo好qiān谦excessively modest or feigning humility
  • huáng黄gōng公jiǔ酒lú垆mourn departed friends or bygone days
  • huáng黄guàn冠cǎo草lǚ履simple rustic attire
  • huáng黄guàn冠cǎo草fú服simple, humble clothing of common people
  • huáng黄guàn冠yě野fú服simple rustic attire
  • huáng黄juàn卷yòu幼fù妇a cryptic reference for splendid
  • huáng黄juàn卷qīng青dēng灯solitary diligent study late into night
  • huáng黄fà发ér儿chǐ齿live a long and healthy life
  • huáng黄fā发tái台bèi背elderly people with signs of old age
  • huáng黄fà发chuí垂tiáo髫the old and the young

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Questions about 黄云白草

What does 黄云白草 mean?

黄云白草 (huáng yún bái cǎo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes a desolate and bleak frontier landscape”.

How do you pronounce 黄云白草?

黄云白草 is pronounced huáng yún bái cǎo in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 黄云白草 literally mean?

Literally, 黄云白草 means “yellow clouds and white grass”. It is used to mean “describes a desolate and bleak frontier landscape”.

What is the Chinese definition of 黄云白草?

形容边塞荒漠凄凉的景象

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