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雲散霧消

Reading

Kana: うんさんむしょう
Romaji: unsanmushō
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
vs
1

vanishing like mist

Note: yojijukugo

Kanji

雲
Readings: ウン、 くも、 -ぐも
Meaning: cloud
散
Readings: サン、 ち.る、 ち.らす、 -ち.らす、 ち.らかす、 ち.らかる、 ち.らばる、 ばら、 ばら.ける
Meanings: scatter, disperse, spend, squander
霧
Readings: ム、 ボウ、 ブ、 きり
Meanings: fog, mist
消
Readings: ショウ、 き.える、 け.す
Meanings: extinguish, blow out, turn off, neutralize, cancel

Example Sentence

この議論(ぎろん)の妥当性(だとうせい)に関(かん)する疑問(ぎもん)はデータを見(み)れば雲散霧消(うんさんむしょう)する。
➥Any doubts about the validity of this argument are promptly forgotten once we see the data.
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