堕云雾中 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• (lit.) to become lost in a fog
• (fig.) at a complete loss

Character by character

• 堕duòto drop, to fall, to sink; degenerate
• 云yúncloud; to say, to speak
• 雾wùfog, mist, vapor, fine spray
• 中zhōngcentral; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target),

Idioms sharing a character

• 如堕烟雾 rú duò yān wù
• 自甘堕落 zì gān duò luò
• 九霄云外 jiǔ xiāo yún wài
• 人云亦云 rén yún yì yún
• 判若云泥 pàn ruò yún ní
• 叱咤风云 chì zhà fēng yún
• 吞云吐雾 tūn yún tǔ wù
• 拨云见日 bō yún jiàn rì
• 朱云折槛 zhū yún zhé jiàn
• 波谲云诡 bō jué yún guǐ

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