危如朝露

Traditional form:

危如朝露

Pinyin (reading):

wēirúzhāolù

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 危 - dangerous, precarious; high
• 如 - as, as if, like, such as, supposing
• 朝 - to face; direct, facing; dynasty; morning
• 露 - dew; leak; bare, exposed; to reveal, to show

Traditional characters:

• 危 - dangerous, precarious; high
• 如 - as, as if, like, such as, supposing
• 朝 - to face; direct, facing; dynasty; morning
• 露 - dew; leak; bare, exposed; to reveal, to show