live on a boat; wandering life on water
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
to live on a boat; to make one's home on the water; a wandering life on rivers and lakes
literaryA literary expression describing a nomadic lifestyle on water. This form is a variant of the more common idiom 浮家泛宅.
Tā他
men们
shì世
dài代
fàn泛
jiā家
fú浮
zhái宅
，
yǐ以
bǔ捕
yú鱼
wéi为
shēng生
。
For generations, they have lived on boats, making their living by fishing.
Gǔ古
rén人
cháng常
yǒu有
fàn泛
jiā家
fú浮
zhái宅
zhī之
xiǎng想
，
yù欲
bì避
shì世
ér而
yǐn隐
yú于
jiāng江
hú湖
。
Ancient people often dreamed of living on the water, wishing to escape the world and hide among the rivers and lakes.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
fàn泛
jiā家
fú浮
zhái宅
de的
shēng生
huó活
suī虽
rán然
zì自
yóu由
，
què却
yě也
jiān艰
xīn辛
。
This kind of houseboat life, though free, is also arduous.