vũ giá vân đằng
Definition
- Idiom (Thành ngữ):
- To ride the rain and mount the clouds: A classical Vietnamese idiom describing supernatural, swift, and elusive movement, often attributed to deities, spirits, or immortals. It evokes imagery of traversing the skies and weather with magical ease and speed.
- To be swift and untraceable: Figuratively, it can describe someone who moves with incredible speed or appears and disappears mysteriously, leaving no trace.
Usage Examples
- Idiom:
- Thần tiên trong truyện cổ thường vũ giá vân đằng. (The immortals in folk tales often ride the rain and mount the clouds.)
- Kẻ đó biến mất nhanh quá, cứ như là vũ giá vân đằng vậy. (That person disappeared too quickly, as if riding the rain and mounting the clouds.)
Advanced Usage
- This idiom is primarily used in literary, poetic, or formal contexts to add a classical, mythical flavor. It is not common in everyday conversation.
Variants and Related Words
- Đi mây về gió (idiom): Literally "to go by cloud and return by wind." A more common synonym with the same meaning of moving with supernatural or extreme swiftness and elusiveness.
Synonyms
- To move like the wind: To move very swiftly.
- To be here and gone in a flash: To appear and disappear very quickly.
- To be elusive: To be difficult to find or catch.
Related Idioms
- Thần tốc: Supernaturally fast, at lightning speed (often used for military movements).
- Thoắt ẩn thoắt hiện: To vanish and reappear in an instant.