浮萍
Chinese
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Pronunciation
Noun
浮萍
- duckweed, especially the common duckweed (Lemna minor) (Classifier: 葉／叶 m)
- (figurative) having no fixed whereabouts; drifting life; wandering existence
- 俯觀萬物，擾擾焉如江漢之載浮萍。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: c. 3rd century, Liu Ling (劉伶), Ode to Drinking (《酒德頌》)
- Fǔ guān wànwù, rǎorǎo yān rú Jiāng Hàn zhī zài fúpíng. [Pinyin]
- He observes the creatures below, who whirl in confusion like floating weeds carried in a torrent.
俯观万物，扰扰焉如江汉之载浮萍。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Synonyms
- (duckweed):
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Derived terms
- 浮萍大海
- 浮萍斷梗／浮萍断梗
- 浮萍浪梗
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