qián​shì

previous incarnation

前世 qián​shì
previous incarnation noun
A former life according to the Buddhist concept of reincarnation.

He feels he might have been a poet in a previous life.

previous generations noun
Past generations or the era of one's ancestors.

The male and female leads meeting in this life is actually a result of fate from their previous lives.

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1.01 per million appears in 0% of films
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6.09 per million

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