超生 (chāo shēng) — (Buddhism) to be merciful, to spare life; to be reincarnated; (policy) to have children outside the state plan, to exceed the birth quota
Definition
超生 has two unrelated senses: in Buddhism, to spare a life / be reincarnated; in population policy, to have children beyond the birth quota (a punishable offense in China).
verb
(Buddhism) to be mercifulto spare lifeto be reincarnated(policy) to have children outside the state planto exceed the birth quota
Examples
- 超生。Tā yīn wèi chāo shēng bèi fá le yí dà bǐ qián.He was fined a large amount of money for having an unauthorized child.
- ，超生。Zài yǐ qián, nóng cūn de chāo shēng xiàn xiàng hěn cháng jiàn.In the past, the phenomenon of exceeding the birth quota was common in rural areas.
- ，超生！Qiú nín dà fā cí bēi, chāo shēng wǒ zhè huí ba!I beg you to be merciful and spare my life this time!
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