Oct 17
成语：过眼云烟
拼音：guò yǎn yún yān
解释：从眼前飘过的云烟。比喻很快就消失的事物。
Literally translated this chengyu means “clouds and smoke passing in front of your eyes”. It is a metaphor used to describe things that disappear quickly. Most of the times I encounter it in the context of reading and studying (in a negative sense…). Also used on emotions.
Examples:
- 有时我读书没法集中精力，刚看过的就如过眼云烟，真郁闷~
Sometimes when I’m studying I cannot focus. The things I just read immediately fade away, so annoying… - 以前的伤痕，如今已成为过眼云烟。
The pain from yesterday, has already gone away today.