| 露水 | lù shuǐ | dew / fig. short-lasting / ephemeral |   |
| 瞬息 | shùn xī | in a flash / twinkling / ephemeral | |
| 朝露 | zhāo lù | morning dew / fig. precarious brevity of human life / ephemeral | |
| 过眼云烟 | guò yǎn yún yān | ephemeral (idiom) | |
| 过眼烟云 | guò yǎn yān yún | ephemeral (idiom) | |
| 一夜露水 | yī yè lù shui | one-night stand / ephemeral | |
| 朝露暮霭 | zhāo lù mù ǎi | morning dew, evening mist (idiom) / ephemeral / impermanent | |
| 瞤息 | shùn xī | in a flash / twinkling / ephemeral | |
| 𥆧息 | shùn xī | in a flash / twinkling / ephemeral | |
| 蹔 |  zhàn | temporary / fleeting / ephemeral | |
| 人生如朝露 | rén shēng rú zhāo lù | human life as the morning dew (idiom) / fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence | |
| 人生朝露 | rén shēng zhāo lù | human life as the morning dew (idiom) / fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence | |
| 危如朝露 | wēi rú zhāo lù | precarious as the morning dew (idiom) / fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence | |
| 朝露溘至 | zhāo lù kè zhì | the morning dew will swiftly dissipate (idiom) / fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence | |
| 浮云朝露 | fú yún zhāo lù | floating clouds, morning dew (idiom) / fig. ephemeral nature of human existence | |
| 溘先朝露 | kè xiān zhāo lù | the morning dew will swiftly dissipate (idiom) / fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence | |
| 身先朝露 | shēn xiān zhāo lù | body will go with the morning dew (idiom) / fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence | |
| 电光朝露 | diàn guāng zhāo lù | flash of lightning, morning dew (idiom) / fig. ephemeral / impermanent | |
| 朝生暮死 | zhāo shēng mù sǐ | lit. born in the morning and dying at dusk (idiom) / fig. ephemeral / transient | |
