身先朝露
shēn xiān zhāo lù
Pinyin

Definition

身先朝露
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shēn xiān zhāo lù
  1. body will go with the morning dew (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.)
单身
dān shēn
  1. 1 unmarried
  2. 2 single
起身
qǐ shēn
  1. 1 to get up
  2. 2 to leave
  3. 3 to set forth
身
shēn
  1. 1 body
  2. 2 life
  3. 3 oneself
  4. 4 personally
  5. 5 one's morality and conduct
  6. 6 the main part of a structure or body
  7. 7 pregnant
  8. 8 classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset
  9. 9 Kangxi radical 158
身份
shēn fèn
  1. 1 identity
  2. 2 status
  3. 3 capacity
  4. 4 dignity
  5. 5 position
  6. 6 rank
身价
shēn jià
  1. 1 social status
  2. 2 price of a slave
  3. 3 price of a person (a sportsman etc)
  4. 4 worth
  5. 5 value (of stocks, valuables etc)
身边
shēn biān
  1. 1 at one's side
  2. 2 on hand
身体
shēn tǐ
  1. 1 the body
  2. 2 one's health
  3. 3 CL:具[jù],個|个[gè]
  4. 4 in person
一身
yī shēn
  1. 1 whole body
  2. 2 from head to toe
  3. 3 single person
  4. 4 a suit of clothes
上身
shàng shēn
  1. 1 upper part of the body
下身
xià shēn
  1. 1 lower part of the body
  2. 2 genitalia
  3. 3 trousers
事先
shì xiān
  1. 1 in advance
  2. 2 before the event
  3. 3 beforehand
  4. 4 prior
人身
rén shēn
  1. 1 person
  2. 2 personal
  3. 3 human body
今朝
jīn zhāo
  1. 1 at the present
  2. 2 now
修身
xiū shēn
  1. 1 to cultivate one's moral character
  2. 2 (fashion) slim-fit
  3. 3 body-hugging
健身
jiàn shēn
  1. 1 to exercise
  2. 2 to keep fit
  3. 3 to work out
  4. 4 physical exercise
健身房
jiàn shēn fáng
  1. 1 gym
  2. 2 gymnasium
优先
yōu xiān
  1. 1 to have priority
  2. 2 to take precedence
先前
xiān qián
  1. 1 before
  2. 2 previously

Idioms (20)

一日为师，终身为父
yī rì wéi shī , zhōng shēn wéi fù
  1. 1 lit. teacher for one day, father for ever (idiom)
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)
一身是胆
yī shēn shì dǎn
  1. 1 devoid of fear (idiom)
  2. 2 intrepid
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
人在江湖，身不由己
rén zài jiāng hú , shēn bù yóu jǐ
  1. 1 you can't always do as you like
  2. 2 one has to compromise in this world (idiom)
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
以其人之道，还治其人之身
yǐ qí rén zhī dào , huán zhì qí rén zhī shēn
  1. 1 to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹); to get revenge by playing sb back at his own game
  2. 2 to give sb a taste of his own medicine
以身作则
yǐ shēn zuò zé
  1. 1 to set an example (idiom); to serve as a model
以身报国
yǐ shēn bào guó
  1. 1 to give one's body for the nation (idiom); to spend one's whole life in the service of the country
以身许国
yǐ shēn xǔ guó
  1. 1 to dedicate oneself to the cause of one's country (idiom)
以身试法
yǐ shēn shì fǎ
  1. 1 to challenge the law (idiom)
  2. 2 to knowingly violate the law
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

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