人生一世,草木一春 [ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄥ ㄧ ㄕˋ , ㄘㄠˇ ㄇㄨˋ ㄧ ㄔㄨㄣ; ren2 sheng1 yi1 shi4 , cao3 mu4 yi1 chun1] Man has but one life, grass but one spring (idiom). fig. the brevity of human existence ◄ ►