Definition

1. Noun:
   • Fleeting/transient life: Refers to the concept of human life as temporary, impermanent, and drifting aimlessly, often carrying a pessimistic or melancholic philosophical tone.
   • Ephemeral existence: Describes the fragile and illusory nature of worldly life, viewed as insubstantial and fleeting.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Kiếp phù sinh trông thấy mà đau. (This fleeting life, to see it is to feel pain.)
  • Ông ấy có cái nhìn yếm thế về kiếp phù sinh. (He holds a pessimistic view of this transient existence.)
  • Triết lý đó nói về sự vô thường của cuộc sống phù sinh. (That philosophy speaks of the impermanence of fleeting life.)

Advanced Usage

• "phù sinh mộng ảo": A compound phrase meaning "fleeting life and illusory dreams," emphasizing the dream-like, unreal quality of existence.

  • Anh ta sống trong thế giới phù sinh mộng ảo. (He lives in a world of fleeting life and illusory dreams.)

• "kiếp phù sinh": The fate or lot of a transient life; one's ephemeral lifetime.

  • Kiếp phù sinh ngắn ngủi lắm. (This lot of a transient life is very brief.)

Variants and Related Words

• Phù thế (noun): A synonym with the same meaning: the transient, floating world; fleeting life.
  • Cuộc đời phù thế chẳng có gì chắc chắn. (Life in this transient world has nothing certain.)

Synonyms

• Cuộc sống phù du: Fleeting/transient life.
• Kiếp ngắn ngủi: Short-lived fate/life.
• Đời tạm bợ: Impermanent/temporary life.

Notes on Meaning

• Philosophical/Literary Term: "Phù sinh" is primarily a literary and philosophical term from classical Vietnamese, deeply influenced by Buddhist and Daoist concepts of impermanence. It is not used in everyday modern conversation.
• Connotation: It inherently carries a tone of melancholy, pessimism, or world-weariness, reflecting a viewpoint that sees life as unstable and without solid foundation.

1. cũng nói phù thế