雪泥鸿爪

MEANING

1. 壹名noun

   a goose's footprint in the snow

   • xuěníhóngzhǎo,wǎngshìrúyān.

     雪泥鸿爪，往事如烟。🔊

     Footprints of wild geese in snowy mud, the past like fading smoke.

2. 貳名noun

   vestiges of the past (idiom)

   • zhèxiēzhàopiànshìxuěníhóngzhǎo.

     这些照片是雪泥鸿爪。🔊

     These photographs are traces of the past.

3. 參名noun

   the fleeting nature of human life (idiom)

   • rénshēngrúxuěníhóngzhǎo,zhuǎnshùnjíshì.

     人生如雪泥鸿爪，转瞬即逝。🔊

     Life is like the fleeting traces of a bird's claw in snow, disappearing in an instant.