身先朝露

shēn xiān zhāo lù

Dictionary entry

body will go with the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence

What does 身先朝露 mean?

身先朝露 (shēn xiān zhāo lù) has the following dictionary meaning.

1body will go with the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence

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身shēnbody · life 先xiānbeforehand; first; earlier · at first; originally 朝Cháoabbr. for 朝鮮|朝鲜[Chao2 xian3] Korea 露Lùsurname Lu

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身先朝露

shēn xiān zhāo lù

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