zài​shì

to be reincarnated

  • created sense approved 再世 · zài​shì · to be reincarnated — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    再世

    zài​shì

    to be reincarnated

    to be reborn or reincarnated into the world after death; also used figuratively to describe someone who is the reincarnation of a historical figure

    再 (literal) → 再 · zài · again 世 (literal) → 世 · shì · world

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  • created sense approved 再世 · zài​shì · two generations — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    再世

    zài​shì

    two generations

    (literary) two successive generations

    再 (literal) → 再 · zài · twice 世 (literal) → 世 · shì · generation

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  • created sense approved 再世 · zài​shì · next life — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    再世

    zài​shì

    next life

    the next life; one's next existence in the cycle of reincarnation

    再 (literal) → 再 · zài · again 世 (literal) → 世 · shì · lifetime

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