白衣蒼狗 bái yī cāng gǒu

fig. the unpredictable changeability of the world

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. the unpredictable changeability of the world
  2. 2. lit. (cloud shapes) changing from a white shirt to a gray dog (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
白 bái HSK 2
white; bright; pure
衣 yī HSK 1
clothes; Kangxi radical 145; to wear
蒼 cāng
dark blue; ash-gray; deep green
狗 gǒu HSK 1
dog