粵

超ciu1生sang1

ciu1 sang1chāo shēng

English

  1. (Buddhism) to be reincarnated; (fig.) to be lenient; to spare sb
  2. to have more children than allowed under family planning policy
  3. to reincarnate

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 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

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