身先朝露 shēn xiān zhāo lù

DEFINITIONS

  1. body will go with the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence

CHARACTERS

身 shēn
HSK 2
body; trunk, hull; rad. no. 158
先 xiān
HSK 1
first, former, previous
朝 zhāo
HSK 5
dynasty; morning
露 lù
HSK 6
dew; bare, open, exposed