"생로병사" meaning in Korean

See 생로병사 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [sʰɛŋno̞bjʌ̹ŋsʰa̠] [SK-Standard, Seoul], [sʰe̞ŋno̞bjʌ̹ŋsʰa̠] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: saengnobyeongsa [romanization], 生老病死 [hanja]
Etymology: Sino-Korean word from 生老病死 (“birth, old age, disease, death”), referring to the four sights of the miseries of human existence encountered by the young Buddha, which motivated his desire to end human suffering. Etymology templates: {{ko-etym-sino|生老病死|birth, old age, disease, death}} Sino-Korean word from 生老病死 (“birth, old age, disease, death”) Head templates: {{ko-noun|hanja=生老病死}} 생로병사 • (saengnobyeongsa) (hanja 生老病死)
  1. (four-character idiom from Classical Chinese, originally Buddhism) birth, old age, disease, and death, the destiny of all humanity Wikipedia link: four sights Categories (topical): Buddhism

Inflected forms

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          "english": "After losing her parents at an early age, she has lived all her life in the realization of human mortality.",
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          "text": "부모님을 어릴 적에 여읜 후 인간의 생로병사를 실감하며 평생 살아 왔다.",
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    },
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      "ipa": "[sʰe̞ŋno̞bjʌ̹ŋsʰa̠]",
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    },
    {
      "hangeul": "생노병사"
    },
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    }
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          "old age",
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        "Seoul"
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    },
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      "ipa": "[sʰe̞ŋno̞bjʌ̹ŋsʰa̠]",
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