三世

sānshì
noun #29,006

Meanings

  1. 1 the Third (of numbered rulers or monarchs)
  2. 2 three generations
  3. 3 three lifetimes (Buddhist concept)

Examples

Hēnglì Sānshì shì Yīngguó zhōngshìjì de guówáng.
Henry III was a medieval king of England.
Fójiào jiǎng sānshì yīnguǒ, jí guòqù, xiànzài hé wèilái.
Buddhism speaks of karmic causation across three lifetimes: past, present, and future.

Tips

usage
三世 has two distinct uses: (1) as a regnal ordinal number (the Third) when naming monarchs, and (2) in Buddhist philosophy referring to the three times — past life, present life, and future life.

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