九霄云外

Traditional: 九霄雲外

jiǔ xiāo yún wài

Dictionary entry

beyond the topmost clouds (idiom)

What does 九霄云外 mean?

九霄云外 (jiǔ xiāo yún wài) has the following dictionary meaning.

1beyond the topmost clouds (idiom)

2unimaginably far away

Character breakdown

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九jiǔnine · 9 霄xiāofirmament · heaven 云yún(classical) to say 外wàioutside · in addition

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九霄云外

jiǔ xiāo yún wài

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