何仙姑回娘家，云里来雾里去何仙姑回娘家，雲里來霧里去何仙姑回娘家，雲里來霧里去

Immortal He Gu goes back to her parents' home: arriving in the clouds, leaving in the mist

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Describes someone or something confusing, vague and hard to follow, as when a speaker's talk leaves listeners bewildered. The book refers to the 七仙女 version of the saying.

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Simplified: 何仙姑回娘家，云里来雾里去
Traditional (Taiwan): 何仙姑回娘家，雲里來霧里去
Pinyin: héxiāngū huíniángjiā, Yún li lái wù li qù
Pinyin (Taiwan): héxiāngū huíniángjiā, Yún lǐ lái wù lǐ qù
Bopomofo: ㄏㄜˊ ㄒㄧㄢㄍㄨㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄋㄧㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄚ，ㄩㄣˊ ㄌㄧˇ ㄌㄞˊ ㄨˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄑㄩˋ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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