人生一世，草木一春

rén shēng yī shì , cǎo mù yī chūn

Dictionary entry

Man has but one life, grass but one spring (idiom). fig. the brevity of human existence

What does 人生一世，草木一春 mean?

人生一世，草木一春 (rén shēng yī shì , cǎo mù yī chūn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1Man has but one life, grass but one spring (idiom). fig. the brevity of human existence

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人rénperson; people · CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]生shēngto grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born · to arise; to occur 一yīone · single 世Shìsurname Shi 草cǎovariant of 草[cao3]木Mùsurname Mu 春chūnold variant of 春[chun1]

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人生一世，草木一春

rén shēng yī shì , cǎo mù yī chūn

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