源赖朝 - MINAMOTO no Yoritomo (1147-1199), Japanese warlord and founder of the Kamakura shogunate 鐮倉幕府|镰仓幕府[Lián cāng mù fǔ] - Yuán Lài cháo | 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

四脚朝天

sì jiǎo cháo tiān

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

左右逢源

zuǒ yòu féng yuán

1 lit. to strike water right and left (idiom)
2 fig. to turn everything into gold
3 to have everything going one's way
4 to benefit from both sides

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)

朝思暮想

zhāo sī mù xiǎng

1 to yearn for sth day and night (idiom)

朝气蓬勃

zhāo qì péng bó

1 full of youthful energy (idiom); vigorous
2 energetic
3 a bright spark

朝秦暮楚

zhāo Qín mù Chǔ

1 serve Qin in the morning Chu in the evening (idiom); quick to switch sides

朝闻夕改

zhāo wén xī gǎi

1 lit. heard in the morning and changed by the evening
2 to correct an error very quickly (idiom)

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