驻行云

駐行雲

zhùxíngyún

phrase

Meanings

1 (of singing) stop the drifting clouds
2 so beautiful the clouds pause to listen (literary)

Characters

Examples

她一开口，歌声清亮，仿佛驻行云。

Tā yī kāikǒu, gēshēng qīngliàng, fǎngfú zhùxíngyún.

The moment she began to sing, her voice was so clear it seemed to halt the very clouds.

古人赞美歌喉，常说"声遏行云，响驻行云"。

Gǔrén zànměi gēhóu, cháng shuō "shēng è xíngyún, xiǎng zhù xíngyún".

To praise a beautiful singing voice, the ancients would say 'the sound stops the drifting clouds'.

Tips

history

Echoes the 《列子·汤问》 story of Qin Qing, whose singing 声振林木，响遏行云 — 'shook the trees and stopped the drifting clouds'. The phrase 响遏行云 remains a standard compliment for a great voice.

Stroke Order

驻 zhù

行 xíng

云 yún