floating clouds; something unimportant; ephemeral
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
floating clouds; drifting clouds
Refers literally to clouds floating in the sky. Often used in literary or poetic contexts.
Tiān天
kōng空
zhōng中
piāo飘
zhe着
jǐ几
duǒ朵
fú浮
yún云
。
A few floating clouds drift in the sky.
Fú浮
yún云
bì蔽
rì日
，
tiān天
sè色
jiàn渐
jiàn渐
àn暗
le了
xià下
lái来
。
Floating clouds obscured the sun, and the sky gradually darkened.
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Tā他
xǐ喜
huān欢
pāi拍
shè摄
fú浮
yún云
hé和
wǎn晚
xiá霞
。
He likes to photograph floating clouds and sunset glows.
noun
something transient or unimportant; ephemeral things
literaryDerived from the Analects of Confucius: '不义而富且贵，于我如浮云' (Wealth and honor obtained unjustly are to me as floating clouds). Often used in internet slang phrases like '神马都是浮云' (Everything is nothing / It's all transient).
Duì对
tā他
lái来
shuō说
，
jīn金
qián钱
rú如
fú浮
yún云
。
To him, money is like floating clouds—unimportant.
Shén神
mǎ马
dōu都
shì是
fú浮
yún云
，
jiàn健
kāng康
cái才
shì是
zuì最
zhòng重
yào要
de的
。
Everything is transient; only health truly matters.
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Gōng功
míng名
fù富
guì贵
，
yú于
tā他
bù不
guò过
shì是
fú浮
yún云
bà罢
le了
。
Fame and fortune were nothing but fleeting clouds to him.