白云苍狗 in English bai2 yun2 cang1 gou3 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) a white cloud transforms into what looks like a gray dog (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically the unpredictable changeability of the world

Simplified Characters

白 云 苍 狗

Traditional Characters

白 雲 蒼 狗

Pinyin

bai2 yun2 cang1 gou3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

白bai2surname Bai 云yun2(classical) to say 苍cang1surname Cang 狗gou3dog