浮生若夢

Chinese

		fleeting life; ephemeral human life; to grow floating on water	to seem; like; as to seem; like; as; if	to dream
trad. (浮生若夢)		浮生	若	夢
simp. (浮生若梦)		浮生	若	梦

Etymology

From a poem by Li Bai.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): fúshēngruòmèng

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄨˊ ㄕㄥㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄇㄥˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: fúshēngruòmèng
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄨˊ ㄕㄥㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄇㄥˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fwushengruohmenq
  - IPA ^(key): /fu³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ mɤŋ⁵¹/

Idiom

浮生若夢

This fleeting (lit. floating) life is like a dream. / Life is but a dream.

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