"生滅" meaning in Chinese

See 生滅 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ mi̯ɛ⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA], /sɐŋ⁵⁵ miːt̚²/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA] Forms: 生灭 [Simplified-Chinese]
Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 生滅
  1. (Buddhism) birth and death; appearance and disappearance; production and annihilation
    Sense id: en-生滅-zh-noun-csxizJom Categories (other): Buddhism, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48 Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion
  2. (literary) life and death Tags: literary Synonyms (life and death): 生死 (shēngsǐ)
    Sense id: en-生滅-zh-noun-o8wwqdJv Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48 Disambiguation of 'life and death': 12 88
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      "zh_pron": "ㄕㄥ ㄇㄧㄝˋ"
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      "zh_pron": "shēng-myè"
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      "roman": "šɛnme",
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      "zh_pron": "shēngmiè"
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      "zh_pron": "ㄕㄥ ㄇㄧㄝˋ"
    },
    {
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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      "zh_pron": "shengmiè"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
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      ],
      "zh_pron": "shêng¹-mieh⁴"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
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      ],
      "zh_pron": "shēng-myè"
    },
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      ],
      "zh_pron": "shengmieh"
    },
    {
      "roman": "šɛnme",
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      "zh_pron": "шэнме"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ mi̯ɛ⁵¹/",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɐŋ⁵⁵ miːt̚²/",
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    {
      "roman": "shēngsǐ",
      "sense": "life and death",
      "word": "生死"
    }
  ],
  "word": "生滅"
}

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