浮沉 [－－]

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Pinyin fú chén

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. ups and downs (of life etc)
  2. to drift along
  3. to sink and emerge
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    指一個​人​嘅​人生​有起​有​跌​，​或者​係​追​隨​世俗​失去​自我​；​又​有​「​毒海​浮沉​」​「​苦海​浮沉​」​嘅​用法​，​指​喺​痛苦​之中​徘徊​。
    to drift along; to have a rough and turbulent life; to suffer (as in "毒海浮沉" / "苦海浮沉")
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to float and sink in the water
  2. verb, figuratively
    to go up and down; to drift along
    • 宦海浮沉
      宦海浮沉
      huàn hǎi fú chén
      ups and downs of officialdom
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    宦海浮沉
    宦海浮沉
    huàn hǎi fú chén
    • ups and downs of officialdom