JLPT N1Four-character idioms
雲散霧消
- Meaning
- 雲が散らばり霧が消えるように物事が跡形もなくなること
- Explanation
- "雲散霧消" means that, like clouds scattering and mist clearing, things that existed until then vanish at once and leave no trace. It is used in scenes where anxiety, doubt, plans, and so on are resolved or disappear without a trace. c1 to c3 describe the weather state of the clouds or mist themselves, missing the figurative core of "things disappearing and ceasing to exist".
Original Japanese explanation
「雲散霧消」は、雲が散り霧が消えるように、それまであった物事が一気に消え去り跡形もなくなることをいう。不安・疑念・計画などが跡形なく解消・消滅する場面で使う。c1〜c3 は雲や霧そのものの天候の様子を述べたもので、「物事が消えてなくなる」という比喩的な核心を外している。
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