The death of the first morning dew
In Chinese, the Pinyin is k è Xi ā nzh ā ol ù, which means that life disappears faster than morning dew. He died too early. From Zhang Pi Jiang Lun.
The origin of Idioms
Li Deyu of Tang Dynasty wrote in Zhang Pijiang's treatise: "if Pingbo and his wife passed away, then Liu's career would belong to Lu Zong."
Idiom usage
Life is very short. I'm afraid that I'll die in the morning. I'm not allowed to do anything for the public. The first year of emperor Xiaowu of Song Dynasty
The death of the first morning dew
be at the end of one 's forbearance - rěn wú kě rěn
be excessively fond of ancient books - zhěn jīng jí shū