荣华是草上露,富贵是瓦上霜榮華是草上露,富貴是瓦上霜榮華是草上露,富貴是瓦上霜

glory is dew on the grass, wealth is frost on the roof tiles

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Splendour and riches vanish as soon as the sun comes out, so don't be too attached to them. Philosophical, cautioning against chasing wealth.

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Simplified: 荣华是草上露,富贵是瓦上霜
Traditional (Taiwan): 榮華是草上露,富貴是瓦上霜
Pinyin: rónghuá shì cǎo shang lù,fùguì shì wǎshàngshuāng
Pinyin (Taiwan): rónghuá shì cǎo shàng lù,fùguì shì wǎshàngshuāng
Bopomofo: ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄕˋ ㄘㄠˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄌㄨˋ,ㄈㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄕˋ ㄨㄚˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄨㄤ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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