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

Idiom

浮生若夢

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