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浮生六記

简浮生六记 · 繁浮生六記

Mandarin · pinyin Fú Shēng Liù Jì

Six Records of a Floating Life, autobiographical novel and description of Qing dynasty life by 沈復 Shěn Fù, published 1808

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浮: fú · to float, drift, waft; to exceed; superfluous
生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
六: liù · number six
記: jì · record; keep in mind, remember
记: jì · record; keep in mind, remember

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2–1–4–4 · Fu2 Sheng1 Liu4 Ji4

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