响遏行云 / 響遏行雲

xiǎng'è​xíng​yún

loud enough to stop the clouds

(idiom) describes a sound or song that is so loud, clear, and beautiful that it stops the passing clouds in the sky

响 (literal) → 响/響 · xiǎng · loud 遏 (literal) → 遏 · è · to restrain 行 (literal) → 行 · xíng · to go 云 (literal) → 云/雲 · yún · cloud

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created sense May 20, 2026, 07:57 PM