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浮fau4沉cam4

fau4 cam4fú chén

English

  1. ups and downs (of life etc)
  2. to drift along; to have a rough and turbulent life; to suffer (as in "毒海浮沉" / "苦海浮沉")
  3. to drift along
  4. to sink and emerge

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 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。

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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