危如朝露 wēi rú zhāo lù

life as fragile and brief as morning dew

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
危 wēi HSK 4
danger; to endanger; Taiwan pr. wéi
如 rú HSK 3
as; such as; as if
朝 zhāo HSK 5
towards; facing; dynasty
露 lù HSK 6
to show; to reveal; to expose