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fúshēng

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English Definition	'floating' life (in passing – a temporary transient state)
Simplified Script	浮生
Traditional Script	Same
Pinyin	fúshēng
Effective Pinyin (After Tone Sandhi)	Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)	ㄈㄨˊ ㄕㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping)	fau⁴sang¹

Word Decomposition
浮	fú	to float; superficial; floating; unstable; movable; provisional; temporary; transient; impetuous; hollow; inflated; to exceed; superfluous; excessive; surplus
生	shēng	to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; raw; uncooked; student

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Words With Same Head Word
浮动	fúdòng	to float and drift; unstable
浮云	fúyún	floating clouds; fleeting; transient
浮现	fúxiàn	to appear before one's eyes; to come into view; to float into appearance; to come back (of images from the past); to emerge; it emerges; it occurs (to me that..)
浮躁	fúzào	fickle and impatient; restless; giddy; scatterbrained
浮肿	fúzhǒng	swollen; bloated; edema; dropsy

Words With Same Tail Word
医生	yīshēng	doctor
女生	nǚshēng	schoolgirl; female student; girl
男生	nánshēng	schoolboy; male student; boy; guy (young adult male)
发生	fāshēng	to happen; to occur; to take place; to break out
大学生	dàxué shēng	university student; college student

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