Decades have passed; the world has transformed in countless ways.
Tips
memory
风云 (wind and clouds) is an old metaphor for political situations — both are powerful, atmospheric, and impossible to pin down. Pair with 变幻 (shifting, illusory) for a poetic image of a world in flux.
usage
Large-scale contexts: politics, economics, international affairs, long arcs of personal life. Not for day-to-day changes.
