scattered like clouds and wind
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Meanings
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scattered like clouds and wind; (of friends or companions) dispersed and gone their separate ways
literaryVariant form of 风流云散。Used to describe the dispersion of friends or companions after a gathering, often with a sense of melancholy or nostalgia.
Xī昔
rì日
de的
hǎo好
yǒu友
rú如
jīn今
yún云
sàn散
fēng风
liú流
，
gè各
bèn奔
dōng东
xī西
。
The good friends of the past are now scattered like clouds and wind, each going their separate ways.
Jù聚
huì会
jié结
shù束
hòu后
，
dà大
jiā家
yún云
sàn散
fēng风
liú流
，
bù不
zhī知
hé何
rì日
zài再
xiāng相
féng逢
。
After the gathering ended, everyone dispersed like clouds and wind, not knowing when they would meet again.
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Dāng当
nián年
de的
yuè乐
duì队
chéng成
yuán员
zǎo早
yǐ已
yún云
sàn散
fēng风
liú流
，
gè各
zì自
zǒu走
shàng上
le了
bù不
tóng同
de的
rén人
shēng生
dào道
lù路
。
The band members from those years have long since scattered like clouds and wind, each walking a different path in life.