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人生朝露

Mandarin · pinyin rén shēng zhāo lù

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

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人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
朝: cháo · dynasty; morning
露: lù · dew; bare, open, exposed

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2–1–1–4 · ren2 sheng1 zhao1 lu4

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