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过眼云烟

guò yǎn yún yān

4-character word Traditional 過眼雲煙

What 过眼云烟 means

1. ephemeral (idiom)

The characters in 过眼云烟

• 过guòto cross; to go over; to pass (time)
• 眼yǎneye; (often used with 一; small hole
• 云yún(classical) to say
• 烟yāncigarette or pipe tobacco; smoke; mist

Example sentences

• 说话就如过眼云烟，文字却能流传千古。
  Shuōhuà jiù rú guòyǎnyúnyān, wénzì què néng liúchuán qiāngǔ.
  Words fly, texts remain.