生生 (shēng shēng) — (Buddhist) the cycle of rebirth; successive incarnations; (adverb) relentlessly; continuously
Definition
A literary bound form with two main uses: in Buddhist contexts it means 'cycle of rebirth' (e.g. 生生世世 = incarnation after incarnation); otherwise it functions as an adverb meaning 'relentlessly, ceaselessly,' as in 生生不息.
bound form
(Buddhist) the cycle of rebirthsuccessive incarnations
adverb
relentlesslycontinuously
Examples
- 生生。Fó jiào rèn wéi zhòng shēng zài shēng shēng shì shì zhōng lún huí.Buddhism holds that sentient beings cycle through incarnation after incarnation.
- 生生。Zhè ge jiā zú shēng shēng shì shì dōu jiān shǒu zhe chuán tǒng.This family generation after generation upholds its traditions.
- ，。Dà zì rán shì shēng shēng bù xī de, wàn wù dōu zài gēng xīn.Nature is endlessly productive; all things are renewing.
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