zhāo shēng mù sǐdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
lit. born in the morning and dying at dusk (idiom) / fig. ephemeral / transient
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Original source entry:

朝生暮死 朝生暮死 [zhao1 sheng1 mu4 si3] /lit. born in the morning and dying at dusk (idiom)/fig. ephemeral/transient/

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朝生暮死
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