身先朝露 in English shen1 xian1 zhao1 lu4 Meaning

Meanings

• body will go with the morning dew (idiomatic expression); metaphorically ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence

Pinyin

shen1 xian1 zhao1 lu4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

身shen1body 先xian1early 朝chao2abbr. for 朝鮮|朝鲜[Chao2 xian3] Korea 露lu4surname Lu