1 at the present

2 now

1 Celestial Empire, tributary title conferred on imperial China

2 Taiping Heavenly Kingdom

1 empress

1 abbr. for 朝鮮|朝鲜[Cháo xiǎn] Korea

1 North Korea

2 Korea as geographic term

3 Taiwan pr. [Cháo xiān]

1 lit. one morning and one evening (idiom)

2 fig. in a short period of time

3 overnight

1 once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope

2 once bitten, twice shy (idiom)

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

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

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