shēng

idiom
literary

Meaning of 浮生

浮生 means fleeting life; illusory existence; to float and grow; to live on the water surface. Pronounced fú shēng.

  • fleeting life; illusory existence
  • to float and grow; to live on the water surface

Definitions & Examples

shēng
ruò
mèng
 
wéi
huān
 

Our fleeting life is like a dream; how many moments of joy are there?

zài
shī
zhōng
gǎn
kǎi
shēng
zhī
duǎn
zàn
 

In his poem, he lamented the brevity of fleeting life.

Kàn
shēng
 
guī
yǐn
shān
lín
 

Having seen through the illusoriness of life, he retreated to the mountains and forests.