飞鸿雪爪
fēi​hóng​xuě​zhǎo

vestiges of the past

  • created reference approved 飞鸿雪爪/飛鴻雪爪 → 雪泥鸿爪/雪泥鴻爪 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    飞鸿雪爪 / 飛鴻雪爪 fēi​hóng​xuě​zhǎo

    雪泥鸿爪 / 雪泥鴻爪 xuě​ní​hóng​zhǎo

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

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  • created sense approved 飞鸿雪爪/飛鴻雪爪 · fēi​hóng​xuě​zhǎo · vestiges of the past — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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.

    飞鸿 (literal) → 飞鸿/飛鴻 · fēi​hóng · swan goose 雪 (literal) → 雪 · xuě · snow 爪 (literal) → 爪 · zhǎo · claw

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