| 朝生暮死 |
zhāo shēng mù sǐ |
lit. born in the morning and dying at dusk (idiom) / fig. ephemeral / transient |
| 朝 |
Cháo |
abbr. for 朝鲜 Korea |
| 朝 |
cháo |
imperial or royal court / government / dynasty / reign of a sovereign or emperor / court or assembly held by a sovereign or emperor / to make a pilgrimage to / facing / towards |
| 朝 |
zhāo |
morning |
| 生 |
shēng |
to be born / to give birth / life / to grow / raw / uncooked / student |
| 暮 |
mù |
evening / sunset |
| 死 |
sǐ |
to die / impassable / uncrossable / inflexible / rigid / extremely / damned |