露水 lùshuǐ
lùshuǐ
noun
dew
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: Figuratively, short-lasting or ephemeral (CC-CEDICT '露水')
Contained in
- 显山露水(顯山露水) to reveal one's talent
- 不显山不露水(不顯山不露水) to not show the mountain and to not reveal the water; to hide the key facts
- 一夜露水 one-night stand; ephemeral
- 花露水 perfumed toilet water; eau de cologne; floral water; hydrosol
- 露水夫妻 a couple in a short-lived, improper relationship
- 露水姻缘(露水姻緣) casual romance; short-lived relationship
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- 第三回 Chapter 3 Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義 — count: 1
- 第二回 Chapter 7 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 1
- 卷四百七十八 列傳第二百三十七 世家一 南唐李氏李景(子:煜 從善 從誧 從弟:季操 孫:仲寓 附:舒元 韓熙載 馮謐 潘佑 皇甫繼勳 周惟簡) Volume 478 Biographies 237: Hereditary Houses 1 - Southern Tang and Li clans Li Jing (son: Yu, relative Shan, relative Bu, nephew: Ji Cao, grandson: Zhong Yu, relatives: Shu Yuan, Han Xizai, Feng Mi, Pan You, Huang Fujixun, Zhou Weijian) History of Song 宋史 — count: 1
- 第二回 Chapter 76 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 1