| 浮生六记 |
Fú Shēng Liù Jì |
Six Records of a Floating Life, autobiographical novel and description of Qing dynasty life by 沈复, published 1808 |
| 浮 |
fú |
to float / superficial / floating / unstable / movable / provisional / temporary / transient / impetuous / hollow / inflated / to exceed / superfluous / excessive / surplus |
| 生 |
shēng |
to be born / to give birth / life / to grow / raw / uncooked / student |
| 六 |
liù |
six / 6 |
| 记 |
jì |
to record / to note / to memorize / to remember / mark / sign / classifier for blows, kicks, shots |