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Helping you learn Chinese for free is our aim. This idiom and proverb series offers phrases with great depth and versatility. Let’s look at 「雲淡風輕」 and how to use it.

Introducing the idiom 「雲淡風輕」: its meaning and how to use it are provided below.

The breeze is blowing gently and the clouds are light. Describes fine weather. Also written as “the wind is light and the clouds are thin.”

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

yún dàn fēng qīng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

wan4 daam6 fung1 heng1

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