Putting aside the dark clouds and seeing the sun is a metaphor for breaking through the darkness and seeing the light. It can also be used as a metaphor for the elimination of doubts and sudden understanding. Keeping the clouds clear and seeing the moon shine is a positive and optimistic spirit of perseverance and never giving up. It means that only those who persist to the end can wait until the clouds clear and the sun shines. Tell people that as long as they persist to the end, the rainbow will appear.

Source: Quoted from "Water Margin"

"As Mo Yu often says, if you are content, everything will be in vain in the end. There is a thin line between ideal and reality, and you have no distractions and are down-to-earth. Who is free from the storm? When the time comes, the clouds will bloom and the moon will shine. The flowers will bloom again but drift away. Don’t let any regrets remain in this life.” Things all came to nothing in the end.

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Similar meaning: to see the sky again

Pronounced chóng jiàn tiān rì

It means to see the sky and the sun again. It is a metaphor for escaping from darkness and seeing the light again.

Idiom usage: verb-object; used as predicate and object; refers to the redevelopment of something that has been closed.

Example: "Ancient and Modern Novels" by Feng Menglong of the Ming Dynasty: "Fortunately, the soldiers from heaven were victorious; the Japanese bandits were defeated; we hope to see the light of day again; but the old general cannot examine them carefully; we will all be tied up and hanged."

Idiom allusion: When Guan Yu heard the news about his brother Liu Bei, he immediately packed his luggage, carriage, and horses, sealed it with a gold seal, and escorted his two sisters-in-law to look for him alone. Guan Yu killed six of Cao Cao's guards and passed through five cities before he was able to cross the Yellow River.

As they were moving forward, a pair of men and horses blocked the way. The leader, a big man with a black beard, saw Guan Yu and said in surprise: "Could it be General Guan?" He abandoned his gun, dismounted his horse, prostrated himself to the ground, and said, "Zhou Cang, a man from Guanxi, has admired General for a long time." He expressed his willingness to dismiss his subordinates and follow him. Said: "Zhou Cang is a reckless man who lost his virginity and became a robber. Seeing the general today is like seeing the sun again, how can I bear to miss it again!