雲煙 [云烟]

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Pinyin yún yān

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. mist
  2. smoke
  3. cloud
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, figuratively
    something as transient as a floating cloud
    • 往事消散如雲煙
      往事消散如云烟
      wǎng shì xiāo sàn rú yún yān
      bygones fade away, like cloud and mist dissolving in the air
  2. noun
    cloud and mist
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    说话就如过眼云烟，文字却能流传千古。
    說話就如過眼雲煙，文字卻能流傳千古。
    shuō huà jiù rú guò yǎn yún yān ， wén zì què néng liú chuán qiān gǔ 。
    • Words fly, texts remain.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    以前嘅恩恩怨怨，而家都系过眼云烟嚹。
    以前嘅恩恩怨怨，而家都係過眼雲煙嚹。
    • Old grudges are now as transient as a fleeting cloud.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    往事消散如云烟
    往事消散如雲煙
    wǎng shì xiāo sàn rú yún yān
    • bygones fade away, like cloud and mist dissolving in the air