危若朝露
wēi ruò zhāo lù
Pinyin
Definition
危若朝露
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- precarious as morning dew (idiom); unlikely to last out the day
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一朝一夕
- 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
- 1 once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope
- 2 once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
不显山不露水
- 1 lit. to not show the mountain and to not reveal the water (idiom); fig. to hide the key facts
事危累卵
- 1 lit. the matter has become a pile of eggs (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
人生如朝露
- 1 human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence