沉浮 [－－]

Jyutping cam4 fau4
Pinyin chén fú

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. lit. sinking and floating
  2. to bob up and down on water
  3. ebb and flow
  4. fig. rise and fall
  5. ups and downs of fortune
  6. vicissitudes
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to sink and emerge in water
  2. verb, figuratively
    to go up and down; to drift along
    • 宦海沉浮
      宦海沉浮
      huàn hǎi chén fú
      ups and downs of officialdom
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    宦海沉浮
    宦海沉浮
    huàn hǎi chén fú
    • ups and downs of officialdom