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人生一世，草木一春

Mandarin · pinyin rén shēng yī shì , cǎo mù yī chūn

Man has but one life, grass but one spring (idiom). fig. the brevity of human existence

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人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
一: yī · one; a, an; alone
世: shì · generation; world; era
草: cǎo · grass, straw, thatch, herbs
木: mù · tree; wood, lumber; wooden
春: chūn · spring; wanton

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