粵

投tau4胎toi1

tau4 toi1tóu tāi

English

  1. to be reincarnated
  2. (noun) Metempsychosis
  3. to be reincarnated; to be reborn
  4. to die

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 佛教用語,指人死咗之後會輪迴到六道之中嘅人道或者畜牲道,靈魂投入胎兒之中
  2. 引申做死亡

Examples

  • 如果可以投胎嘅話,我想喺個有錢家庭度出世,咁就成世唔使憂喇。

    If I could be reborn, I would want to be the child of a rich family, then I'd be set for life.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 如果可以投胎轉世的話,我想做有錢人家的兒子,一輩子衣食無憂。

    If I could be reborn, I would want to be the child of a rich family, then I'd be set for life.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 揸咁快趕住去投胎咩?

    He is driving very fast. Is he rushing to be reincarnated?

  • 有啲人相信人死後有得投胎。

    Some people believe that humans will be reincarnated after death. ----

Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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