浮生 [－－]

Jyutping fau4 sang1
Pinyin fú shēng

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. a 'floating' life (in passing – a temporary transient state)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    人生​；​藴​含​人生​唔​實在​、​變幻​無常​而​難以​掌握​嘅​意思
    life (with a thought that life is unrealistic, changing and hard to control)
    • 浮生若夢
      浮生若梦
      fau4 sang1 joek6 mung6
      life is like a dream
    • 偷得浮生半日閒
      偷得浮生半日闲
      tau1 dak1 fau4 sang1 bun3 jat6 haan4
      to snatch a little leisure from a changing life
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    fleeting life; ephemeral human life
  2. verb, of duckweed, usually
    to grow floating on water
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    今日下昼打风唔使返工，终于俾我偷得浮生半日闲
    今日下晝打風唔使返工，終於俾我偷得浮生半日閒
    gam1 jat6 haa6 zau3 daa2 fung1 m4 sai2 faan1 gung1, zung1 jyu1 bei2 ngo5 tau1 dak1 fau4 sang1 bun3 jat6 haan4
    • Since typhoon signal is hoisted in the afternoon, I can use this half day off to have a rest from my busy life.
  2. Cantonese
    浮生若梦
    浮生若夢
    fau4 sang1 joek6 mung6
    • life is like a dream
  3. Cantonese
    偷得浮生半日闲
    偷得浮生半日閒
    tau1 dak1 fau4 sang1 bun3 jat6 haan4
    • to snatch a little leisure from a changing life
    • A half-day free time is treasurable.