人生一世，草木一春 in English ren2 sheng1 yi1 shi4 , cao3 mu4 yi1 chun1 Meaning

Meanings

  • Man has but one life, grass but one spring (idiomatic expression). metaphorically the brevity of human existence

Simplified Characters

人 生 一 世 ， 草 木 一 春

Traditional Characters

人 生 一 世 ， 草 木 一 春

Pinyin

ren2 sheng1 yi1 shi4 , cao3 mu4 yi1 chun1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

人ren2man 生sheng1to be born 一yi1one 世shi4surname Shi ， 草cao3variant of 草[cao3] 木mu4surname Mu 一yi1one 春chun1old variant of 春[chun1]