过眼云烟 in English guo4 yan3 yun2 yan1 Meaning

Meanings

  • ephemeral (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

过 眼 云 烟

Traditional Characters

過 眼 雲 煙

Pinyin

guo4 yan3 yun2 yan1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

过guo4surname Guo 眼yan3eye 云yun2(classical) to say 烟yan1cigarette or pipe tobacco