fēi​hóng​xuě​zhǎo

vestiges of the past

Senses

飞鸿雪爪/ 飛鴻雪爪 fēi​hóng​xuě​zhǎo vestiges of the past

traces or footprints left behind from the past; the fleeting nature of human life. This idiom describes the footprints left by a flying goose on the snow.

References

synonym 飞鸿雪爪/飛鴻雪爪 雪泥鸿爪/雪泥鴻爪