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身先朝露
shēn​xiān​zhāo​lù

ephemeral life

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 身 shēn adjectivenoun
    life
    one's life or lifetime
  2. 先 xiān verb
    to lead (xiān)
    to walk ahead of others; to lead; to precede
  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