溘先朝露 — Chinese idiom

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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