As an image, floating clouds have rich symbolic meaning in literature and daily language. Here are some common interpretations.
1. Wandering: Floating clouds are often used to symbolize the state of wandering and change due to their characteristics of drifting in the wind. Li Bai's "Farewell to a Friend" mentioned: "The floating clouds reflect the feelings of wandering children, and the setting sun expresses the feelings of old friends." The floating clouds here symbolize the friend's journey from east to west, and also symbolize the poet's reluctance to leave his friend.
2. The wandering wanderer: Due to the uncertain whereabouts of floating clouds, it is also used to symbolize the wandering wanderer, expressing a feeling of wandering and uncertainty.
3. A leisurely and free personality: The floating clouds can also express a leisurely and free personality and a comfortable attitude towards life.
4. Fleeting things: The sudden coming and going of floating clouds makes it a symbol of fleeting things. It can also be extended to things that are not easy to realize or things that are unwilling to be realized.
5. External bad factors: Floating clouds are a metaphor for external bad factors, such as improper personnel infringement, corrosion, obstruction, etc.
6. Obstruction: In ancient poetry, floating clouds are sometimes used as a symbol of obstruction, such as "floating clouds cover the sun", in which floating clouds can refer to treacherous ministers, slanderers and sycophants, or to cover up the truth and evil. the appearance of fact.
7. The situation of war and chaos in the world: Floating clouds can also symbolize the situation of war and chaos in the world. For example, Li Bai wrote in "Ancient Style": "The King of Qin sweeps Liuhe, what a majestic sight! Swing his sword to defeat the floating clouds, and all the princes come to the west. "The floating clouds here symbolize the dark and chaotic situation in the world at that time.
8. Temptation and betrayal: In some cases, floating clouds can symbolize temptation or betrayal, such as "Xing Xing Xing Xing Xing" in the 19th ancient poem: "Floating clouds cover the day, and the wanderer does not care about returning. "The floating clouds here refer to another woman imagined in the mind of the missing woman. She covers her husband who has not returned from a long journey, symbolizing temptation and betrayal. These symbolic meanings not only appear widely in ancient literary works, but are also cited in modern language to describe various abstract concepts and emotions.