过眼云烟

Traditional: 過眼雲煙

guò yǎn yún yān

Dictionary entry

ephemeral (idiom)

What does 过眼云烟 mean?

过眼云烟 (guò yǎn yún yān) has the following dictionary meaning.

1ephemeral (idiom)

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过Guōsurname Guo 眼yǎneye (CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1]) · (often used with 一[yi1]) a look; a glance 云yún(classical) to say 烟yāncigarette or pipe tobacco · CL:根[gen1]

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过眼云烟

guò yǎn yún yān

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