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life; age; generation life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime |
up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up |
simp. and trad.
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Pronunciation
Noun
世上
- (formal) in all of the world; in the whole world; on earth
人生世上，勢位富貴，蓋可忽乎哉！ [Classical Chinese, trad.]
人生世上，势位富贵，盖可忽乎哉！ [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: Zhanguo Ce, circa 5th – 3rd centuries BCE
- Rénshēng shìshàng, shì wèi fùguì, gài kě hū hū zāi!
- What person born on this earth can pay no heed to power, wealth and titles?
那光是眞光，照亮一切生在世上的人。 [MSC, trad.]
那光是真光，照亮一切生在世上的人。 [MSC, simp.]- From: 1919: 《和合本聖經·約翰福音》 (Chinese Union Version, John 1:9)
- Nà guāng shì zhēn guāng, zhàoliàng yīqiè shēng zài shìshàng de rén.
- That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.
世上只有媽媽好，沒媽的孩子像根草。 [MSC, trad.]
世上只有妈妈好，没妈的孩子像根草。 [MSC, simp.]- From: 1958/1960: 蕭芳芳 《妈妈好》 (Theme song of 《苦兒流浪記》)
- Shìshàng zhǐyǒu māmā hǎo, méi mā de háizǐ xiàng gēn cǎo.
- Only mom is the best in the whole world, a child with no mother is like a blade of grass.
Descendants
Korean
Noun
世上 • (sesang) (hangeul 세상)
- hanja form? of 세상 (“world”)