溘先朝露
kè xiān zhāo lù
Pinyin

Definition

溘先朝露
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kè xiān zhāo lù
  1. the morning dew will swiftly dissipate (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

先
xiān
  1. 1 early
  2. 2 prior
  3. 3 former
  4. 4 in advance
  5. 5 first
先生
Xiān sheng
  1. 1 Mister (Mr.)
事先
shì xiān
  1. 1 in advance
  2. 2 before the event
  3. 3 beforehand
  4. 4 prior
今朝
jīn zhāo
  1. 1 at the present
  2. 2 now
优先
yōu xiān
  1. 1 to have priority
  2. 2 to take precedence
先前
xiān qián
  1. 1 before
  2. 2 previously
先天
xiān tiān
  1. 1 inborn
  2. 2 innate
  3. 3 natural
先后
xiān hòu
  1. 1 early or late
  2. 2 priority
  3. 3 in succession
  4. 4 one after another
先机
xiān jī
  1. 1 key moment
  2. 2 decisive opportunity
先知
xiān zhī
  1. 1 prophet
先行
xiān xíng
  1. 1 to precede others
  2. 2 in advance
先进
xiān jìn
  1. 1 advanced (technology)
  2. 2 to advance
先锋
xiān fēng
  1. 1 vanguard
  2. 2 pioneer
  3. 3 avant-garde
原先
yuán xiān
  1. 1 originally
  2. 2 original
  3. 3 former
吐露
tǔ lù
  1. 1 to tell
  2. 2 to disclose
  3. 3 to reveal
唐朝
Táng cháo
  1. 1 Tang dynasty (618-907)
外露
wài lù
  1. 1 exposed
  2. 2 appearing on the outside
天朝
Tiān cháo
  1. 1 Celestial Empire, tributary title conferred on imperial China
  2. 2 Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
展露
zhǎn lù
  1. 1 to expose
  2. 2 to reveal
崭露头角
zhǎn lù tóu jiǎo
  1. 1 to reveal outstanding talent (idiom); to stand out as conspicuously brilliant

Idioms (20)

一朝一夕
yī zhāo yī xī
  1. 1 lit. one morning and one evening (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. in a short period of time
  3. 3 overnight
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳
yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng
  1. 1 once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope
  2. 2 once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
不显山不露水
bù xiǎn shān bù lù shuǐ
  1. 1 lit. to not show the mountain and to not reveal the water (idiom); fig. to hide the key facts
人生如朝露
rén shēng rú zhāo lù
  1. 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. 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. 1 to live in the moment (idiom)
  2. 2 to live every day as if it were one's last
  3. 3 to enjoy while one can
凶相毕露
xiōng xiàng bì lù
  1. 1 show one's ferocious appearance (idiom); the atrocious features revealed
  2. 2 with fangs bared
先下手为强
xiān xià shǒu wéi qiáng
  1. 1 strike first and gain the upper hand (idiom, martial arts term); Making the first move is an advantage.
先斩后奏
xiān zhǎn hòu zòu
  1. 1 first decapitate then present your trophy (idiom); act first, report later
先发制人
xiān fā zhì rén
  1. 1 to gain the initiative by striking first (idiom); to preempt
  2. 2 to anticipate
  3. 3 preemptive
先睹为快
xiān dǔ wéi kuài
  1. 1 joy of first experience (idiom)
  2. 2 the pleasure of reading sth for the first time
先礼后兵
xiān lǐ hòu bīng
  1. 1 peaceful measures before using force (idiom); diplomacy before violence
  2. 2 jaw-jaw is better than war-war
兵马未动，粮草先行
bīng mǎ wèi dòng , liáng cǎo xiān xíng
  1. 1 before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom); logistics comes before military maneuvers
  2. 2 an army marches on its stomach
初露头角
chū lù tóu jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. to first show one's horns (idiom); fig. a first show of emerging talent
  2. 2 first sign of emerging talent
  3. 3 budding genius
危如朝露
wēi rú zhāo lù
  1. 1 precarious as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
危若朝露
wēi ruò zhāo lù
  1. 1 precarious as morning dew (idiom); unlikely to last out the day
原形毕露
yuán xíng bì lù
  1. 1 original identity fully revealed (idiom); fig. to unmask and expose the whole truth
只争朝夕
zhǐ zhēng zhāo xī
  1. 1 to seize every minute (idiom)
  2. 2 to make the best use of one's time
咬人狗儿不露齿
yǎo rén gǒu r5 bù lù chǐ
  1. 1 lit. the dog that bites does not show its fangs (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. You can't tell the really dangerous enemy from his external appearance.
四脚朝天
sì jiǎo cháo tiān
  1. 1 four legs facing the sky (idiom); flat on one's back

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