📖 Meaning
Originally referring to legendary immortals or sorcerers who could fly through the sky riding clouds and mist. In modern usage it describes traveling at tremendous speed, or feeling dizzy and lightheaded as if floating.
📜 Origin Story
This idiom comes from the Yuan dynasty zaju drama 'Laojun Tang' (《老君堂》) by playwright Zheng Dehui (郑德辉). In the second act, a character trapped in prison desperately wishes he could ride the mist and soar through the clouds, sprout wings on his arms, and fly out of the prison walls. The phrase draws on the Daoist legend that practitioners of magic could command clouds and fog to travel through the air.
💡 Example Usage
孙悟空驾雾腾云，眨眼间便到了天宫。
Sun Wukong rode the mist and soared through the clouds, reaching the Heavenly Palace in the blink of an eye.
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🔤 Quick Facts
- Chinese: 驾雾腾云
- Pinyin: jià wù téng yún
- Literal Translation: ride, mist, soar, clouds
- Category: Action
- Characters: 4