溘先朝露 — Chinese idiom
溘先朝露
kè xiān zhāo lù
Meaning
- the morning dew will swiftly dissipate ; fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
Character by character
- 溘kèsudden, abrupt, unexpected
- 先xiānfirst, former, previous
- 朝zhāoto face; direct, facing; dynasty; morning
- 露lùdew; leak; bare, exposed; to reveal, to show
Idioms sharing a character
- 朝露溘至 zhāo lù kè zhì
- 一马当先 yī mǎ dāng xiān
- 先来后到 xiān lái hòu dào
- 先入为主 xiān rù wéi zhǔ
- 先斩后奏 xiān zhǎn hòu zòu
- 先发制人 xiān fā zhì rén
- 先睹为快 xiān dǔ wéi kuài
- 先礼后兵 xiān lǐ hòu bīng
- 捷足先登 jié zú xiān dēng
- 敢为人先 gǎn wéi rén xiān
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