朝歌镇 - Zhaoge town in Qi county 淇縣|淇县, Hebi 鶴壁|鹤壁, Henan - Zhāo gē zhèn | Definition

一朝一夕

yī zhāo yī xī

1 lit. one morning and one evening (idiom)
2 fig. in a short period of time
3 overnight

一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳

yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng

1 once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope
2 once bitten, twice shy (idiom)

人生如朝露

rén shēng rú zhāo lù

1 human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence

人生朝露

rén shēng zhāo lù

1 human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence

今朝有酒今朝醉

jīn zhāo yǒu jiǔ jīn zhāo zuì

1 to live in the moment (idiom)
2 to live every day as if it were one's last
3 to enjoy while one can

危如朝露

wēi rú zhāo lù

1 precarious as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence

危若朝露

wēi ruò zhāo lù

1 precarious as morning dew (idiom); unlikely to last out the day

只争朝夕

zhǐ zhēng zhāo xī

1 to seize every minute (idiom)
2 to make the best use of one's time

可歌可泣

kě gē kě qì

1 lit. you can sing or you can cry (idiom); fig. deeply moving
2 happy and sad
3 inspiring and tragic

四脚朝天

sì jiǎo cháo tiān

1 four legs facing the sky (idiom); flat on one's back

四面楚歌

sì miàn Chǔ gē

1 lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom)
2 fig. surrounded by enemies, isolated and without help

对酒当歌

duì jiǔ dāng gē

1 lit. sing to accompany wine (idiom); fig. life is short, make merry while you can

引吭高歌

yǐn háng gāo gē

1 to sing at the top of one's voice (idiom)

悲歌当哭

bēi gē dàng kū

1 to sing instead of weep (idiom)

朝三暮四

zhāo sān mù sì

1 lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth that is already settled upon
2 indecisive
3 to blow hot and cold

朝不保夕

zhāo bù bǎo xī

1 at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state
2 imminent crisis
3 living from hand to mouth

朝不虑夕

zhāo bù lu:4 xī

1 at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state
2 imminent crisis
3 living from hand to mouth

朝乾夕惕

zhāo qián xī tì

1 cautious and diligent all day long (idiom)

朝令夕改

zhāo lìng xī gǎi

1 to make frequent or unpredictable changes in policy (idiom)

朝山进香

cháo shān jìn xiāng

1 to go on a pilgrimage and offer incense (idiom)

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