man 's life is like a dream

man 's life is like a dream

Floating life is like a dream. It is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is f ú sh ē ngru ò m è ng, which means to regard life as a short and illusory dream. It comes from Zhuangzi deliberately.

Idiom usage

It means that life is like a short dream; it's like having a dream all one's life.

Idiom explanation

Floating Life: empty life; if: like. Take life as a short and illusory dream.

The origin of Idioms

Zhuangzi · deliberately written by Zhuang Zhou in the Warring States period of Song Dynasty: "his life is like floating, his death is like rest."