雨云墙

雨雲牆
yǔyúnqiáng
phrase

Meanings

  1. 1 a barrier that keeps lovers apart; an obstacle to romantic union

Examples

HSK 4
Jiāli de fǎnduì chéng le tāmen zhījiān de yǔyúnqiáng.
Their families' opposition became the wall of clouds keeping them apart.
HSK 7-9
Zòng yǒu wànlǐ yǔyúnqiáng, yě dǎng buzhù zhēnxīn xiāngshǒu.
No wall of rain or cloud, however vast, can stop two hearts set on each other.

Tips

culture
雨云 alludes to the classical 巫山云雨 story of the goddess and the King of Chu, a longtime shorthand for romantic encounters. A 雨云墙 is whatever wall is blocking that meeting.

Stroke Order

yún
qiáng