浮生

Chinese

		to float	to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
simp. and trad. (浮生)		浮	生

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): fúshēng

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄨˊ ㄕㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): fau⁴ sang¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: fúshēng
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄨˊ ㄕㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fwusheng
  - IPA ^(key): /fu³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: fau⁴ sang¹
  - Yale: fàuh sāng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fau⁴ sang¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: feo⁴ seng¹
  - IPA ^(key): /fɐu̯²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

浮生

fleeting life; ephemeral human life

Derived terms

偷得浮生半日閒／偷得浮生半日闲 (tōu dé fúshēng bànrì xián)
浮生一夢／浮生一梦
浮生如寄
浮生瞬息

浮生若夢／浮生若梦 (fúshēngruòmèng)
浮生若寄
聚散浮生

Verb

浮生

(of duckweed, etc.) to grow floating on water

Derived terms

浮生植物

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