Chinese idioms like 「過眼雲煙」 represent a high level of language skill. This free guide helps you learn their meaning and use.
Introducing the Chinese idiom 「過眼雲煙」: its meaning and application are provided for your understanding.
The clouds and smoke drifting past my eyes. Originally it was a metaphor that things outside of one’s body should not be taken seriously. Later it is used to refer to things that disappear quickly.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
guò yǎn yún yān
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
gwo3 ngaan5 wan4 yin1
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