Definition
出世 is a separable verb (离合词) with two main senses: 'to be born' and 'to renounce the world', the latter rooted in Buddhist practice. The verb 出 and the noun 世 can be split by inserting 过, 了, or a measure word between them (e.g. 出过世 'has renounced the world', 出了世 'was born'). The Buddhist sense carries connotations of transcendence and detachment from material life.
v.o.
(verb-object) to be bornto come into the world(verb-object) to renounce the worldto leave secular life (Buddhist)
Examples
- 出世。Tā chū shì hòu jiù bèi fùmǔ yíqì le.He was abandoned by his parents after being born.
- ，。Tā hěn zǎo jiù chū guò shì, yīzhí zhù zài sìmiào lǐ.He renounced the world very early and has always lived in a temple.
- 出世。Xiūxíng de rén tōngguò chū shì lái xúnzhǎo nèixīn de píngjìng.People who practice spiritual cultivation seek inner peace by renouncing the world.
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