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人生如梦

rén shēng rú mèng

4-character word Traditional 人生如夢

What 人生如梦 means

1. life is but a dream (idiom)

The characters in 人生如梦

• 人rénperson; people
• 生shēngto grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born; to arise; to occur; to light (a fire)
• 如rúas; as if; such as
• 梦mèngdream; (bound form) to dream

Example sentences

• 人生如梦，梦仍是梦。
  Rénshēngrúmèng, mèng réng shì mèng.
  All life is a dream, and dreams themselves are only dreams.
• 人生如梦，梦也还是梦。
  All life is a dream, and dreams themselves are only dreams.
• 人生如梦，如影随形，像个蹩脚的演员，在舞台上虚张声势、矫揉造作一小时，然后便销声匿迹。人生如白痴讲的故事，喧嚣吵杂，却毫无意义。
  Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more. It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.