身先朝露 — “To pass away swiftly, like morning dew”
身先朝露 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to pass away swiftly, like morning dew”. To have a short and fleeting life. Literally, “body vanishes before morning dew”.
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身先朝露 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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那位画家年轻时才华横溢，却不幸身先朝露，留下无数未竟的杰作。
The painter was immensely talented in his youth, but unfortunately passed away swiftly like morning dew, leaving behind countless unfinished masterpieces.
Idioms Related to 身先朝露
More idioms starting with 身
- shēn身bù不yóu由zhǔ主beyond one's control
- shēn身bù不yóu由jǐ己beyond one's control
- shēn身bù不yù遇shí时born at an unfortunate time
- shēn身lín临qí其jìng境To experience something firsthand or immersively
- shēn身jià价bèi倍zēng增greatly enhance one's personal worth
- shēn身jià价bǎi百bèi倍one's social status or value rises significantly
- shēn身tǐ体lì力xíng行practice what you preach
- shēn身tǐ体fà发fū肤one's entire physical self
- shēn身zuò做shēn身dāng当take full responsibility for one's actions
- shēn身xiān先shì士zhòng众lead by example
- shēn身xiān先shì士zú卒lead by example
- shēn身rù入qí其jìng境to experience something firsthand
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What does 身先朝露 mean?
身先朝露 (shēn xiān zhāo lù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to pass away swiftly, like morning dew”.
How do you pronounce 身先朝露?
身先朝露 is pronounced shēn xiān zhāo lù in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 身先朝露 literally mean?
Literally, 身先朝露 means “body vanishes before morning dew”. It is used to mean “to pass away swiftly, like morning dew”.
What is the Chinese definition of 身先朝露?
指身体比早晨露水消失还快。比喻很快死亡。