人生如朝露

rén shēng rú zhāo lù

Dictionary entry

human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence

What does 人生如朝露 mean?

人生如朝露 (rén shēng rú zhāo lù) has the following dictionary meaning.

1human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature 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 如rúas · as if 朝Cháoabbr. for 朝鮮|朝鲜[Chao2 xian3] Korea 露Lùsurname Lu

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人生如朝露

rén shēng rú zhāo lù

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