三世
Chinese
three | life; age; generation life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime | ||
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simp. and trad. (三世) |
三 | 世 |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: sānshì
- Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄕˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sanshìh
- Wade–Giles: san1-shih4
- Yale: sān-shr̀
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanshyh
- Palladius: саньши (sanʹši)
- Sinological IPA (key): /sän⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: saam1 sai3
- Yale: sāam sai
- Cantonese Pinyin: saam1 sai3
- Guangdong Romanization: sam1 sei3
- Sinological IPA (key): /saːm⁵⁵ sɐi̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
三世
- (Buddhism) the three periods of time: the past, present, and future.
- three generations (of a family)
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
- 三世佛
- 三世因果
- 第三世界 (Dì-sān Shìjiè)
Descendants
Sino-Xenic (三世):
See also
Further reading
- Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922), “三世” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].
Japanese
Etymology 1
Kanji in this term | |
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三 | 世 |
さん Grade: 1 |
せ > ぜ Grade: 3 |
goon |
From Middle Chinese 三世.
Pronunciation
Noun
三世 • (sanze)
- (Buddhism) the "three lives", namely 前世 (zense, “previous life”), 現世 (gense, “current life”) and 来世 (raise)/後世 (gose, “next life”)
- three generations, as in parents, children and grandchildren
- the tertiary relationship between master and servant, in contrast with 一世 (isse, primary relationship between parents and children) and 二世 (nise, secondary relationship between spouses)
Coordinate terms
Etymology 2
Kanji in this term | |
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三 | 世 |
さん Grade: 1 |
せい Grade: 3 |
kan'on |
Pronunciation
Noun
三世 • (sansei)
- three generations
- the third generation
- ヘンリー三世
- Henrī Sansei
- Henry III; Henry the Third
- ヘンリー三世
Coordinate terms
See also
- 三世間 (sanseken)
- 三世代 (sansedai)
Etymology 3
Kanji in this term | |
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三 | 世 |
み Grade: 1 |
よ Grade: 3 |
kun'yomi |
For pronunciation and definitions of 三世 – see the following entry. | ||
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(This term, 三世, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |