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烟消云散

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4-character word Traditional 煙消雲散

What 烟消云散 means

1. idiomto vanish like smoke in thin air; to disappear

The characters in 烟消云散

• 烟yāncigarette or pipe tobacco; smoke; mist
• 消xiāoto diminish; to subside; to consume; to reduce; to idle away (the time)
• 云yún(classical) to say
• 散sànto scatter; to break up (a meeting etc); to disperse

Example sentences

• 我们应该努力做到生活的哲学；获得的财富也会烟消云散。
  Wǒmen yīnggāi nǔlì zuòdào shēnghuó de zhéxué; huòdé de cáifù yě huì yānxiāoyúnsàn.
  We should try to be philosophical about life; wealth gained could also vanish.