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浮生 (Fú Shēng) is a classical Chinese given name. 浮 means to float, drift, waft; to exceed; superfluous; 生 means life, living, lifetime; birth. It comes from Song Ci Sanbaishou (宋詞三百首) / Three Hundred Song Ci, where the text reads “鷓鴣天·林斷山明竹隱牆：又得浮生一日涼” — I have gained another cool day in this floating life. It is philosophical and calm. It is a common phrase; it can sound more like a concept than a name. It is a literary name rather than a common modern choice; check the full name aloud with your surname.
Sound
The pinyin is Fú Shēng. Say it slowly, then at normal speed. If a tone feels difficult, practice the syllable alone before putting the full name together. A Chinese speaker will usually understand an imperfect tone in context, but the closer you get, the more natural the name feels.
How to introduce it
“My Chinese name is 浮生. 浮 — to float, drift, waft; to exceed; superfluous; 生 — life, living, lifetime; birth.”
A common full-name pattern would be 李浮生 (Lǐ Fú Shēng), using the surname 李. You can also use no surname at all.
Source
Song Ci Sanbaishou (宋詞三百首) / Three Hundred Song Ci · 鷓鴣天·林斷山明竹隱牆：又得浮生一日涼
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