xuě
hóng
鸿
zhǎo

idiom
literary

Meaning of 雪泥鸿爪

雪泥鸿爪 means traces left by wild geese in the snow; vestiges of the past. Pronounced xuě ní hóng zhǎo.

  • traces left by wild geese in the snow; vestiges of the past

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
xiē
jiù
zhào
piàn
shì
men
qīng
chūn
suì
yuè
de
xuě
hóng鸿
zhǎo
 

These old photos are the vestiges of our youthful years.

Rén
shēng
dào
chù
zhī
 
yīng
fēi
hóng鸿
xuě
 

What is life like everywhere one goes? It should be like a flying goose stepping on snow-mud.

Suī
rán
shí
duō
nián
 
dàn
xiāng
de
xuě
hóng鸿
zhǎo
rán
qīng
 

Although many years have passed, the traces of that encounter remain clear.

xiě
de
huí
 
guò
shì
màn
cháng
rén
shēng
zhōng
de
xiē
xuě
hóng鸿
zhǎo
 

The memoir he wrote is merely some traces from his long life.