雪泥鸿爪xuě ní hóng zhǎoa swan’s footprints found on snow and mud-traces (/vestiges) of past events
❍ ～，惟留一幅悲怆之影于吾汉族历史之中，良可慨也。(陶曾佑《中国文学之概观》) Such traces of past events had only a mournful reflection in the history of the Chinese nation. What a pity! 雪泥鸿爪xuě ní hónɡ zhǎo鸿雁在雪上踏过留下了爪印。比喻往事留下的痕迹。human life likened to the life of birds of passage |