yóu

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Meaning of 蚍蜉

蚍蜉 means mayfly. Pronounced fú yóu.

  • mayfly

Definitions & Examples

yóu
zhāo
shēng
 
shēng
mìng
duǎn
zàn
 

The mayfly is born in the morning and dies by evening; its life is extremely short.

Rén
shēng
shì
 
yóu
tiān
 

A human life is like a mayfly residing between heaven and earth.

zhōng
cháng
yòng
 
yóu
 
lái
gǎn
tàn
shí
guāng
shì
 

Ancient texts often use 'mayfly' to lament the fleeting nature of time.

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Measure Words

/ zhī
Primary
/ qún