朝

abbr. for 朝鮮|朝鲜[Chao2 xian3] Korea

imperial or royal court / government / dynasty / reign of a sovereign or emperor / court or assembly held by a sovereign or emperor / to make a pilgrimage to / facing / towards

morning

ten / 10

early / morning / Good morning! / long ago / prematurely

moon / month / monthly / CL:個|个[ge4],輪|轮[lun2]

at the present / now

(dialect) today / (literary) the present; this age

lit. one morning and one evening (idiom) / fig. in a short period of time / overnight

Sino-Korean / China and North Korea

human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence

human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence

once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope / once bitten, twice shy (idiom)

to live in the moment (idiom) / to live every day as if it were one's last / to enjoy while one can

bogus dynasty / pretender

to hold a court audience / to govern from the imperial throne (applies esp. to Empress Dowager or Regent)

new emperor, new officials (idiom) / a new chief brings in new aides