朝露溘至 — Chinese idiom
朝露溘至
zhāo lù kè zhì
Meaning
- the morning dew will swiftly dissipate ; fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
Character by character
- 朝zhāoto face; direct, facing; dynasty; morning
- 露lùdew; leak; bare, exposed; to reveal, to show
- 溘kèsudden, abrupt, unexpected
- 至zhìreach, arrive; very, extremely
Idioms sharing a character
- 一朝一夕 yī zhāo yī xī
- 人生朝露 rén shēng zhāo lù
- 危如朝露 wēi rú zhāo lù
- 危若朝露 wēi ruò zhāo lù
- 只争朝夕 zhǐ zhēng zhāo xī
- 四脚朝天 sì jiǎo cháo tiān
- 朝三暮四 zhāo sān mù sì
- 朝不保夕 zhāo bù bǎo xī
- 朝不虑夕 zhāo bù lǜ xī
- 朝乾夕惕 zhāo qián xī tì
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