雨云墙

雨雲牆

yǔyúnqiáng

idiom

Meanings

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

Characters

Examples

家里的反对成了他们之间的雨云墙。

Jiā li de fǎnduì chéng le tāmen zhījiān de yǔyúnqiáng.

Their families' opposition became the wall of clouds keeping them apart.

纵有万里雨云墙，也挡不住真心相守。

Zòng yǒu wànlǐ yǔyúnqiáng, yě dǎng bu zhù zhēnxīn xiāng shǒu.

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

雨 yǔ

云 yún

墙 qiáng