朝露 cháolù

cháolù phrase morning dew
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Figuratively, the precarious brevity of human life, ephemeral (CC-CEDICT '朝露'; Guoyu '朝露'; SH '朝露', p. 376; Mathews 1931 '朝露', p. 26)

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  • 朝露暮霭(朝露暮靄) morning dew, evening mist; ephemeral; impermanent
  • 危如朝露 precarious as the morning dew; ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
  • 人生朝露 human life as the morning dew; ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
  • 身先朝露 body will go with the morning dew; ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
  • 人生如朝露 human life as the morning dew; ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
  • 浮云朝露(浮雲朝露) floating clouds, morning dew; ephemeral nature of human existence
  • 危若朝露 precarious as morning dew; unlikely to last out the day
  • 朝露溘至 the morning dew will swiftly dissipate; ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
  • 溘先朝露 the morning dew will swiftly dissipate; ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence

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