Pxỏmă fůmă (45_Idioms & Fixed Expressions)
pxỏmă fůmă
Grammatical function
- Type: Phrasal Idiom / Philosophical Maxim
- Meaning: To acknowledge the cyclic nature of existence; the acceptance that toil and effort are temporary, recurring, and fundamentally empty, yet necessary for life.
Usage Note
Literally means “Every breath is none.”
- Cultural Context: This is an affirming, meditative statement. It suggests that while the exertion of a breath (toil) results in a collapsed chest (emptiness/nothing), this very release is what allows the next breath to be taken. It frames the “nothingness” of one’s labor not as a failure, but as the essential mechanism of sustaining existence. It is used to find peace in repetitive labor or the inherent transience of achievements.
Structure
Pxỏmă fůmă (Commonly used as a standalone observation or as a stative predicate).
Pronunciation
IPA: /pʃoʊmə fɯmə/
Example sentence
Pxỏmă fůmă xiŕa. Every breath is none (This is the fundamental truth of our toil).
Etymology
pxỏmă (Every breath; from pxo “breath” + -mă “every/total”) + fůmă (Quantifier) (None / Nothing / Void).
Synonyms
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Antonyms
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