morning dew; ephemeral things
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
morning dew; fig. something ephemeral or transient
literaryLiterary usage. Often employed metaphorically to describe the brevity of life, beauty, or fortune.
Yè叶
piàn片
shàng上
zhān沾
mǎn满
le了
jīng晶
yíng莹
de的
zhāo朝
lù露
。
The leaves were covered with crystal morning dew.
Rén人
shēng生
rú如
zhāo朝
lù露
，
zhuǎn转
shùn瞬
jí即
shì逝
。
Life is like the morning dew, gone in the blink of an eye.
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Zhāo朝
lù露
wèi未
xī晞
，
huā花
yuán园
xiǎn显
dé得
gé格
wài外
qīng清
xīn新
。
With the morning dew not yet evaporated, the garden looked especially fresh.