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出世

Mandarin · pinyin chū shì

to be born
to come into being
to withdraw from worldly affairs

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出: chū · go out, send out; stand; produce
世: shì · generation; world; era

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1–4 · chu1 shi4

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ceot1 sai3

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verb

(literary or dialectal) to come into the world; to be born
to be introduced to the world; to come out; to be published

verb

(Buddhism) to attain liberation from samsara
to transcend worldliness

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