云淡风轻

雲淡風輕

yúndànfēngqīng

idiom

Meanings

Jīntiān yún dàn fēng qīng, shìhé sànbù.

The sky is clear and the breeze is gentle — a good day for a walk.

Tā tíqǐ wǎngshì shí yún dàn fēng qīng.

He spoke of the past with easy calm.

history

From Cheng Hao's Song-dynasty poem 《春日偶成》: "云淡风轻近午天" — thin clouds and light breeze near midday. Originally weather; now also a state of mind.

usage

Figuratively describes someone speaking of something heavy as though it were nothing — detached, unbothered.

云 yún

淡 dàn

风 fēng

轻 qīng