What does 九霄云外 mean in Chinese?

九霄云外 (jiǔ xiāo yún wài) means "beyond the topmost clouds (idiom); unimaginably far away" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 九霄云外?

九霄云外 is pronounced "jiǔ xiāo yún wài" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 4 syllables.

九霄云外 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

九霄云外 is made up of the characters 九, 霄, 云, 外. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

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idiom

jiǔ xiāo yún wài

beyond the topmost clouds (idiom); unimaginably far away

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