雪鸿指爪 — “Snow swan's claw prints”
雪鸿指爪 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a metaphor for traces or fleeting impressions left by past events or people, often implying that these traces are transient and easily forgotten, much like a swan's footprints on snow”. Literally, “snow swan's claw prints”.
雪鸿指爪 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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What does 雪鸿指爪 mean?
雪鸿指爪 (xuě hóng zhǐ zhǎo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a metaphor for traces or fleeting impressions left by past events or people, often implying that these traces are transient and easily forgotten, much like a swan's footprints on snow”.
How do you pronounce 雪鸿指爪?
雪鸿指爪 is pronounced xuě hóng zhǐ zhǎo in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 雪鸿指爪 literally mean?
Literally, 雪鸿指爪 means “snow swan's claw prints”. It is used to mean “a metaphor for traces or fleeting impressions left by past events or people, often implying that these traces are transient and easily forgotten, much like a swan's footprints on snow”.
What is the Chinese definition of 雪鸿指爪?
比喻往事遗留的痕迹。同“雪泥鸿爪”。