fúyóu
蚍蜉
mayfly; ephemeral
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Meanings
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mayfly
literary指蜉蝣目昆虫的统称,成虫寿命极短,常用来比喻生命的短暂或事物的无常。
Fú蜉
yóu蝣
zhāo朝
shēng生
mù暮
sǐ死
,
shēng生
mìng命
jí极
qí其
duǎn短
zàn暂
。
The mayfly is born in the morning and dies by evening; its life is extremely short.
Rén人
shēng生
yī一
shì世
,
rú如
fú蜉
yóu蝣
jì寄
yú于
tiān天
dì地
。
A human life is like a mayfly residing between heaven and earth.
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Gǔ古
jí籍
zhōng中
cháng常
yòng用
“
fú蜉
yóu蝣
”
lái来
gǎn感
tàn叹
shí时
guāng光
yì易
shì逝
。
Ancient texts often use 'mayfly' to lament the fleeting nature of time.