雪泥鸿爪 in English xue3 ni2 hong2 zhao3 Meaning

Meanings

  • a goose's footprint in the snow
  • vestiges of the past (idiomatic expression)
  • the fleeting nature of human life (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

雪 泥 鸿 爪

Traditional Characters

雪 泥 鴻 爪

Pinyin

xue3 ni2 hong2 zhao3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

雪xue3surname Xue 泥ni2mud 鸿hong2eastern bean goose 爪zhao3foot of a bird or animal