生老病死
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Chinese[edit]
to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw |
old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix) |
ailment; illness; disease ailment; illness; disease; fall ill; sick; defect |
to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid | ||
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trad. (生老病死) | 生 | 老 | 病 | 死 | |
simp. #(生老病死) | 生 | 老 | 病 | 死 |
Etymology[edit]
From the four sights of human existence encountered by the young Buddha, which motivated his desire to end human suffering.
Pronunciation[edit]
Idiom[edit]
生老病死
- (originally Buddhism) to be born, to get old, to become ill and to die; fate of humankind; mortality
Descendants[edit]
Sino-Xenic (生老病死):
- → Japanese: 生老病死 (shōrōbyōshi)
- → Korean: 생로병사(生老病死) (saengnobyeongsa)
- → Vietnamese: sinh lão bệnh tử (生老病死)
See also[edit]
- Thai: เกิดแก่เจ็บตาย
Korean[edit]
Hanja in this term | |||
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生 | 老 | 病 | 死 |
Noun[edit]
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