fúyóu

蚍蜉

Word · NounTraditional蜉蝣

mayfly; ephemeral

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

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.