白云苍狗

白云苍狗
báiyúncānggǒu

lit. a white cloud transforms into what looks like a gray dog (idiom)

2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings

MEANING

  1. noun

    lit. a white cloud transforms into what looks like a gray dog (idiom)

    • White clouds and grey dogs—such is the impermanence of worldly affairs.

  2. noun

    fig. the unpredictable changeability of the world

    • Worldly affairs are like white clouds and blue dogs, constantly changing and impermanent.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

The sun radiating bright rays suggests the pristine white color.

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