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人生朝露 is a proverb that means “human life is like morning dew.”
Figuratively, this suggests the ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence.
Also translated as:
Man's life vanishes like a drop of dew.
A person's life is as fleeting as morning dew.
Life is as transient as morning due.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 朝露 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
朝露 see styles |
zhāo lù zhao1 lu4 chao lu asatsuyu; chouro / asatsuyu; choro あさつゆ; ちょうろ |
More info & calligraphy: Morning Dewmorning dew Morning dew, e.g. man's life as transient. |
人生朝露 see styles |
rén shēng zhāo lù ren2 sheng1 zhao1 lu4 jen sheng chao lu jinseichouro / jinsechoro じんせいちょうろ |
More info & calligraphy: Life is a Dew Drop(expression) (yoji) man's life vanishes like a dew; a person's life is as fleeting as a morning dew |
危如朝露 see styles |
wēi rú zhāo lù wei1 ru2 zhao1 lu4 wei ju chao lu |
precarious as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence |
危若朝露 see styles |
wēi ruò zhāo lù wei1 ruo4 zhao1 lu4 wei jo chao lu |
precarious as morning dew (idiom); unlikely to last out the day |
朝露暮靄 朝露暮霭 see styles |
zhāo lù mù ǎi zhao1 lu4 mu4 ai3 chao lu mu ai |
morning dew, evening mist (idiom); ephemeral; impermanent |
朝露溘至 see styles |
zhāo lù kè zhì zhao1 lu4 ke4 zhi4 chao lu k`o chih chao lu ko chih |
the morning dew will swiftly dissipate (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence |
浮雲朝露 浮云朝露 see styles |
fú yún zhāo lù fu2 yun2 zhao1 lu4 fu yün chao lu |
floating clouds, morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral nature of human existence |
溘先朝露 see styles |
kè xiān zhāo lù ke4 xian1 zhao1 lu4 k`o hsien chao lu ko hsien chao lu |
the morning dew will swiftly dissipate (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence |
身先朝露 see styles |
shēn xiān zhāo lù shen1 xian1 zhao1 lu4 shen hsien chao lu |
body will go with the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence |
電光朝露 电光朝露 see styles |
diàn guāng zhāo lù dian4 guang1 zhao1 lu4 tien kuang chao lu denkouchouro / denkochoro でんこうちょうろ |
flash of lightning, morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral; impermanent (yoji) fleeting; evanescent |
人生如朝露 see styles |
rén shēng rú zhāo lù ren2 sheng1 ru2 zhao1 lu4 jen sheng ju chao lu |
human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence |
Variations: |
chouro(朝露); chouro(朝ro) / choro(朝露); choro(朝ro) ちょうろ(朝露); ちょうロ(朝ロ) |
North Korea and Russia |
上賀茂朝露ケ原 see styles |
kamigamoasatsuyugahara かみがもあさつゆがはら |
(place-name) Kamigamoasatsuyugahara |
上賀茂朝露ケ原町 see styles |
kamigamoasatsuyugaharachou / kamigamoasatsuyugaharacho かみがもあさつゆがはらちょう |
(place-name) Kamigamoasatsuyugaharachō |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Morning Dew | 朝露 | asatsuyu | zhāo lù / zhao1 lu4 / zhao lu / zhaolu | chao lu / chaolu |
Life is a Dew Drop | 人生朝露 | jin sei chou ro jinseichouro jin sei cho ro | rén shēng zhāo lù ren2 sheng1 zhao1 lu4 ren sheng zhao lu renshengzhaolu | jen sheng chao lu jenshengchaolu |
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of art alive.
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