瓦上霜

瓦上霜:

Literally means:

frost on the tiles

Actually means:

transitory thing or person

瓦, slab of baked clay or cement used in rows for covering roofs.

霜, dew or water vapor frozen into tiny white ice crystals that cover the ground, etc. when the temperature falls to certain degree; when the temperature rises, it will melt into water.

This phrase figuratively refers to a thing or person that lasts for a short period of time.

瓦，盖在屋顶上的，用粘土烧制或水泥制成的片状材料。

霜，冷天时水气在地面上或地面物体上凝结成的白色结晶体，温度稍微升高便会融化为水。

比喻不久便要消失的事物或人物。