云消雾散 clouds and mist dissipate
Explanation
烟云消散。比喻事情消失得干干净净，毫无痕迹。
Like smoke and clouds dissipating. It describes things disappearing cleanly and without a trace.
Origin Story
传说很久以前，在一个古老的山谷里，住着一位神仙。他法力无边，能够呼风唤雨，也能让云雾聚集或消散。有一天，山谷里发生了一场激烈的争斗，双方剑拔弩张，气氛紧张异常。神仙看不下去了，挥动衣袖，轻念咒语，顿时，弥漫在山谷里的浓雾迅速消散，争斗的双方也如同云消雾散一般，所有不愉快的事情都烟消云散了。从此以后，山谷恢复了往日的宁静，人们也学会了互相理解与包容。
Legend has it that a long time ago, in an ancient valley, there lived a god. He had boundless magical powers, able to summon wind and rain, and also to gather or dissipate clouds and mist. One day, a fierce struggle broke out in the valley, with both sides on the verge of war, the atmosphere extremely tense. The god could not bear to watch, waved his sleeves, chanted a spell, and immediately, the thick fog in the valley quickly dissipated, and the two warring sides disappeared like smoke and clouds, all unpleasant things vanished into thin air. From then on, the valley returned to its former tranquility, and the people also learned to understand and tolerate each other.
Usage
形容事情消失得干净彻底。多用于消极事件。
Describes something disappearing completely and without a trace. Mostly used for negative events.
Examples
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这场风波终于云消雾散了。
zhè chǎng fēngbō zhōngyú yún xiāo wù sàn le
The storm finally subsided.
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误会云消雾散，两人重归于好。
wùhuì yún xiāo wù sàn, liǎng rén chóngguī yú hǎo
The misunderstanding cleared up, and the two were reconciled again.