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The Chinese idiom Ji à w à t é ngy ú n in pinyin means that people who know magic skills fly in the clouds. It is later used to describe galloping fast or dizzy. It comes from Lao Jun Tang by Zheng Dehui in Yuan Dynasty.
Idiom explanation
Originally, it was said that the magician would fly in the clouds. Later, it was described as galloping fast or dizzy. It's a metaphor for magic.
The origin of Idioms
The second fold of Zheng Dehui's laojuntang in Yuan Dynasty: "if you want to fly out of prison, you will fly out of prison with two wings on your arms."
Analysis of Idioms
Flying in the clouds
Idiom usage
When the horseman shakes his whip, the car will be as fast as a fog. Interview 19
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