黄こう粱りょう一いっ炊すい

noun

fleeting nature of riches and honor

A yojijukugo derived from a Chinese story about a dream of prosperity that ends when the millet is cooked, symbolizing the transience of worldly success.

• 黄こう粱りょう一いっ炊すいの夢ゆめという言こと葉ばは、人じん生せいの栄えい華がのはかなさを表あらわしている。

  The phrase 'a dream of yellow millet cooking' expresses the fleeting nature of life's glories.