人生 jan⁴ sang¹ {rén shēng}

one's lifetime

人生 jan⁴ sang¹ {rén shēng}

life (one's time on earth)

人生觀〔--观〕 jan⁴ sang¹ gun¹ {rén shēng guān}

philosophy of life

人生如夢〔---梦〕 jan⁴ sang¹ jyu⁴ mung⁶ {rén shēng rú mèng}

life is but a dream (idiom)

人生盛衰 jan⁴ sang¹ sing⁶ seoi¹ {rén shēng shèng shuāi}

life has its ups and downs (idiom)

人生朝露 jan⁴ sang¹ ziu¹ lou⁶ {rén shēng zhāo lù}

human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence

人生地不熟 jan⁴ sang¹ dei⁶ bat¹ suk⁶ {rén shēng dì bù shú}

as a new arrival (to a place), one feeling insecure or unfamiliar with the surroundings

人生如朝露 jan⁴ sang¹ jyu⁴ ziu¹ lou⁶ {rén shēng rú zhāo lù}

human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence

人生路不熟 jan⁴ sang¹ lou⁶ bat¹ suk⁶ {rén shēng lù bù shú}

everything is unfamiliar

人生何處不相逢〔---处---〕 jan⁴ sang¹ ho⁴ cyu³ bat¹ soeng¹ fung⁴ {rén shēng hé chù bù xiāng féng}

it's a small world (idiom)

人生短暫，學術無涯〔---暂-学术无-〕 jan⁴ sang¹ dyun² zaam⁶ ，hok⁶ seot⁶ mou⁴ ngaai⁴ {rén shēng duǎn zàn , xué shù wú yá}

1. Life is short, learning is limitless
2. Ars longa, vita brevis

人生一世，草木一春 jan⁴ sang¹ jat¹ sai³ ，cou² muk⁶ jat¹ ceon¹ {rén shēng yī shì , cǎo mù yī chūn}

Man has but one life, grass but one spring (idiom). fig. the brevity of human existence