kiếp

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See also: kiep and Ki-ép

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 劫.

Pronunciation

Noun

kiếp

  1. (occult) a life; an incarnation
    kiếp trước ― a past/previous life
    Nếu có kiếp sau, ta nguyện bên nhau.
    If there is another life, we vow to be together.
    • (Can we date this quote?), Duy Mạnh (lyrics and music), “Kiếp đỏ đen [Gambling Life]”:
      Ta mang bao tội lỗi,
      Nên thân ta giờ đây,
      Kiếp sống không nhà không người thân.
      Ta mang bao tội lỗi,
      Người ơi, ta đâu còn chi !
      Xin hãy tránh xa kiếp đỏ đen !
      I'm so sinful,
      Now I have to live this life,
      No home, no loved ones.
      I'm so sinful,
      O humanity, I have nothing left!
      Please stay clear of the gambling life!
    • (Can we date this quote?), Mạnh Quân (lyrics and music), “Thiên đường gọi tên [The Paradise is Saying Your Name]”:
      ♀: Em yêu anh, ngả nghiêng, bồng bềnh niềm kiêu hãnh.
      Thiên đường xanh mướt, gió trong lành
      Cuốn vào đời anh là em bất tận.
      Vô tình chúng ta thuộc về nhau, ngàn kiếp sau.
      ♀: I love you, with drifting, floating pride.
      A green paradise, with refreshing winds
      That carry all of my infinite self into your life.
      By the hands of fate, we belong together, for all lives after this.

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