passing events and things

passing events and things

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ā NY ú NGU ò y ǎ n, which means like a cloud passing in front of you. It's a metaphor that things quickly become the past. It also refers to things outside the body, which need not be paid attention to. It's from baohuatang.

The origin of Idioms

It is said in Song Sushi's baohuatang Ji that "although you can see the gratifying things, you will not cherish them even if you take them away. For example, when the clouds pass through the eyes and the birds feel the ears, will they not take them gladly and go away without thinking about them again? " Later, it is used as a metaphor to describe things outside the body without paying attention to them. It also means that things are fleeting, leaving no trace.

Analysis of Idioms

A passing cloud

Idiom usage

It's a metaphor that things soon become a thing of the past. The 17th volume of notes of Yuewei thatched cottage by Ji Yun in Qing Dynasty