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Introducing the idiom 「朝生夕死」: its meaning and how to use it are provided below.
① Born in the morning, dead in the evening. ②Now it is also used to describe the short life of things.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
cháo shēng xī sǐ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
jiu1 saang1/sang1 jik6 sei2
The collection of Chinese idioms is enormous, with each one holding its own meaning and purpose. We hope these resources can assist you in better understanding and learning Chinese.
