travel through space
The Chinese idiom Ji à w à t é ngy ú n in pinyin means that people who know magic skills fly in the clouds. It is later used to describe galloping fast or dizzy. It comes from Lao Jun Tang by Zheng Dehui in Yuan Dynasty.
Idiom explanation
Originally, it was said that the magician would fly in the clouds. Later, it was described as galloping fast or dizzy. It's a metaphor for magic.
The origin of Idioms
The second fold of Zheng Dehui's laojuntang in Yuan Dynasty: "if you want to fly out of prison, you will fly out of prison with two wings on your arms."
Analysis of Idioms
Flying in the clouds
Idiom usage
When the horseman shakes his whip, the car will be as fast as a fog. Interview 19
Chinese PinYin : jià wù téng yún
travel through space
All was quiet and not a soul was to be seen.. qù qí wú rén
cannot be friends of a more influential family. bù gǎn gāo pān
drift about without any definite trace like running water or duckweed. gěng jì píng zōng
dispel chaos and restore peace. bō luàn fǎn zhì
songs of a highbrow type will find very few people to join in the chorus. qǔ gāo hè guǎ