Definition
浮云 literally means 'floating clouds,' but in modern Chinese it is also used as a metaphor for something fleeting, insignificant, or not worth worrying about. The figurative sense is common in internet slang, especially in the phrase 神马都是浮云, meaning 'everything is meaningless' or 'it doesn't matter.' As a noun, it can refer either to actual clouds drifting in the sky or to things that pass like clouds.
n.
floating clouds (literal)(figurative) something insignificantephemeralor not worth caring about
Examples
- 浮云。Tiānshàng de fú yún mànmàn piāo guò.Floating clouds slowly drift across the sky.
- ，浮云。Duì wǒ lái shuō, guòqù de róngyù dōu shì fú yún.For me, past honors are all fleeting clouds.
- ，浮云。Tā cháng shuō, mínglì bùguò shì fú yún.He often says that fame and fortune are just floating clouds.
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