轮回 (lún huí) — (Buddhism) samsara; the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth; (figurative) endless cycle or repetition
Definition
A Buddhist term for samsara — the endless cycle of birth, death, and rebirth that beings are trapped in until enlightenment. Used figuratively for any inescapable repetitive cycle (e.g. in love, war, or history).
noun
(Buddhism) samsarathe cycle of birthdeathand rebirth(figurative) endless cycle or repetition
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Examples
- 轮回，。Fó jiào rèn wéi zhòng shēng zài lún huí zhōng shòu kǔ, zhǐ yǒu xiū xíng cái néng jiě tuō.Buddhism holds that all beings suffer in samsara, and only through spiritual practice can they achieve liberation.
- 轮回，。Zhè ge xún huán sì hū shì yí gè wú jìn de lún huí, yǒng yuǎn méi yǒu chū kǒu.This cycle seems to be an endless samsara, with no way out forever.
- ，轮回。Ài qíng zhōng de fēn fēn hé hé, jiù xiàng yì zhǒng qíng gǎn de lún huí.The breakups and reunions in love are like a kind of emotional samsara.
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