九霄云外 jiǔ xiāo yún wài — beyond the heavens; far away; clean out of mind

九霄云外
jiǔ xiāo yún wài

Characters: 九 · 霄 · 云 · 外

Definitions

  1. beyond the heavens; far away; clean out of mind

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

  1. beyond the topmost clouds (idiom)
  2. unimaginably far away

ExtDict

  1. 九霄：高空。在九重天的外面。比喻无限远的地方或远得无影无踪。

Examples

  • 他一玩游戏，把作业早就抛到九霄云外了。

    Once he starts gaming, his homework goes clean out of his head.

  • 曾经的烦恼早已被他忘到九霄云外。

    He had long forgotten all his old worries.