白云苍狗

Traditional: 白雲蒼狗

bái yún cāng gǒu

Dictionary entry

lit. a white cloud transforms into what looks like a gray dog (idiom)

What does 白云苍狗 mean?

白云苍狗 (bái yún cāng gǒu) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. a white cloud transforms into what looks like a gray dog (idiom)

2fig. the unpredictable changeability of the world

Character breakdown

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白Báisurname Bai · Bai ethnic group 云yún(classical) to say 苍Cāngsurname Cang 狗gǒudog · CL:隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2]

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白云苍狗

bái yún cāng gǒu

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