超生
ciu1 sang1chāo shēng
English
- (Buddhism) to be reincarnated; (fig.) to be lenient; to spare sb
- to have more children than allowed under family planning policy
- to reincarnate
粵語 — Cantonese
- 佛教中指人死後投胎做人
Examples
阿松唔知做咗乜嘢衰嘢,俾人咒佢死後永不超生。
A-chung has done something bad. Someone cursed him saying that he will never reincarnate after he dies. (Note: In traditionally Buddhist cultures, including Cantonese culture, to be unable to reincarnate after death is regarded as a very bad fate.)
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk