- 浮云蔽日 fúyúnbìrì floating clouds hide the sunfloating clouds obscure the sun
- 富贵浮云 fùguìfúyún viewing wealth as fleeting cloudsTo regard riches and honors as insignificant or unimportant, typically based on the [[论语|論語|lun2 yu3]]
- 浮云朝露 fúyúnzhāolù fleetingfloating clouds and morning dew; used to describe the ephemeral nature of human existence or things that disappear quickly