一佛出世,二佛涅槃

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Chinese

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one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
Buddha; Buddhism two Buddha; Buddhism nirvana
trad. (一佛出世,二佛涅槃) 出世 涅槃
simp. #(一佛出世,二佛涅槃) 出世 涅槃
alternative forms 一佛出世,二佛生天
一佛出世,二佛升天
一佛出世,九族升天
Literally: “one buddha attains liberation from samsara and the second buddha achieves nirvana”.

Etymology

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Derived from 死去活來死去活来 (sǐqùhuólái), which literally means “to go to one's death and come to one's life”. In Buddhism, 出世 (chūshì) means “to be born” and 涅槃 (nièpán) means “to be reincarnated” which implies death.

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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一佛出世,二佛涅槃

  1. (figurative, humorous) to be (beaten to) within an inch of one's life; to feel extremely painful

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