朝生暮死 zhāoshēngmùsǐ ephemeral Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 朝 zhāo noun morning morning; early morning生 shēng verb to be born to be born; to come into being暮 mù evening (bound form) evening; dusk; sunset死 sǐ verb to die to die; to pass away; to perish