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過眼煙雲

简过眼烟云 · 繁過眼煙雲

Mandarin · pinyin guò yǎn yān yún

see 過眼雲煙 guò yǎn yún yān

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過: guò · pass, pass through, go across
眼: yǎn · eye; eyelet, hole, opening
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雲: yún · clouds; Yunnan province
过: guò · pass, pass through, go across
烟: yān · smoke, soot; opium; tobacco, cigarettes
云: yún · say, speak; clouds

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4–3–1–2 · guo4 yan3 yan1 yun2

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