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前世 (cin4 sai3) — pre-existance in Cantonese

cinˎ₄前sai˗₃世
Mandarin Pinyin: qian2 shi4

Meaning of 前世

nounpre-existance

Characters in 前世

前cin4
previous; former; preceding; past; of earlier times
世sai3
world

Words Containing 前世

前世唔修cin4 sai3 m4 sau1
did not performed good deeds in previous life
目前世界muk6 cin4 sai3 gaai3
modern world
前世撈亂骨頭cin4 sai3 lou1 lyun6 gwat1 tau4
what do you have against...?; why such a grudge against...? ; a superstitious belief that if two dead people's bones were some how mixed together in the same grave making them arch enemies in the next life

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