Riding on the clouds

Riding on the clouds

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is ch é ngy ú nx í NGN í, which means a metaphor for the great disparity in status. It comes from the book of the later Han Dynasty, biography of Yimin, Jiao Shen.

The origin of Idioms

In the book of the later Han Dynasty, biography of Yimin, Jiao Shen, it is said that "although we ride the clouds and travel the mud, we live in different places. Every time there is a westerly wind, why not sigh!"

Analysis of Idioms

The difference between cloud and mud

Idiom usage

Used as an object or attribute; used for comparison.