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雪泥鴻爪

简 雪泥鸿爪 · 繁 雪泥鴻爪
Mandarin · pinyin xuě ní hóng zhǎo

Meanings

  1. a goose's footprint in the snow
  2. vestiges of the past (idiom)
  3. the fleeting nature of human life (idiom)
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雪
xuě · snow; wipe away shame, avenge
泥
ní · mud, mire; earth, clay; plaster
鴻
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爪
zhǎo · claw, nail, talon; animal feet
鸿
hóng · species of wild swan; vast
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3–2–2–3 · xue3 ni2 hong2 zhao3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

syut3 nai4 hung4 zaau2

Cantonese word readings for 雪泥鴻爪. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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雪泥鴻爪 · xue3 ni2 hong2 zhao3
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Exact source record雪泥鴻爪 雪泥鸿爪 [xue3 ni2 hong2 zhao3] /a goose's footprint in the snow/vestiges of the past (idiom)/the fleeting nature of human life (idiom)/