人生如朝露 rénshēngrúzhāolù life is as fleeting as the morning dew Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 人生 rénshēng noun human life life; one's time on earth or the experience of living a life如 rú preposition to be like to be like; to be similar to; as if朝露 zhāolù morning dew morning dew; figuratively refers to the precarious brevity of human life or things that are short-lived and ephemeral