"後生大事" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [ɡo̞ɕo̞ːda̠iʑi] Forms: 後生大事 [canonical] (ruby: (), (しょう), (だい), ()), goshōdaiji [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|ごしょうだいじ}} 後(ご)生(しょう)大(だい)事(じ) • (goshōdaiji)
  1. (Buddhism) religious zeal; taking great care for the afterlife Categories (topical): Buddhism
    Sense id: en-後生大事-ja-noun-yUmFB4QB Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with 4 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 4 kanji: 48 52 Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion
  2. fastidiousness, doing one's best; exaggerated or excessive deliberateness
    Sense id: en-後生大事-ja-noun-D5VlI~g2 Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 4 kanji, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 35 65 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 42 58 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 4 kanji: 48 52 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 28 72 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: 大事 (daiji) (ruby: (だい), ()) (english: important; an important thing), 後生 (goshō) (ruby: (), (しょう)) (english: the afterlife, the next world), 後生 (nochioi) (ruby: (のち), (おい)) (english: that which is done later or happens later; (one's) future), 後生 (kōsei) (ruby: (こう), (せい)) (english: younger generations; one's progeny; youth)
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