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人生如朝露
rén​shēng​rú​zhāo​lù

life is as fleeting as the morning dew

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 人生 rén​shēng noun
    human life
    life; one's time on earth or the experience of living a life
  2. 如 rú preposition
    to be like
    to be like; to be similar to; as if
  3. 朝露 zhāo​lù
    morning dew
    morning dew; figuratively refers to the precarious brevity of human life or things that are short-lived and ephemeral