| 浮云朝露 |
fú yún zhāo lù |
floating clouds, morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral nature of human existence |
| 浮 |
fú |
to float / superficial / floating / unstable / movable / provisional / temporary / transient / impetuous / hollow / inflated / to exceed / superfluous / excessive / surplus |
| 浮云 |
fú yún |
floating clouds / fleeting / transient |
| 云 |
yún |
(classical) to say |
| 云 |
Yún |
surname Yun / abbr. for Yunnan Province 云南省 |
| 云 |
yún |
cloud / CL:朵 |
| 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 |
| 朝露 |
zhāo lù |
morning dew / fig. precarious brevity of human life / ephemeral |
| 露 |
Lù |
surname Lu |
| 露 |
lòu |
to show / to reveal / to betray / to expose |
| 露 |
lù |
dew / syrup / nectar / outdoors (not under cover) / to show / to reveal / to betray / to expose |