Definition

Noun: - Future life, afterlife: Refers to the life believed to exist after death, or a future existence in a subsequent cycle of rebirth. This term is now considered literary or archaic.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Người xưa thường tin vào lai thế. (People in the past often believed in an afterlife.)
  • Hành động tốt ở kiếp này sẽ mang lại phúc lành cho lai thế. (Good deeds in this life will bring blessings to the future life.)

Advanced Usage

• "tin vào lai thế": to believe in the afterlife.
  • Nhiều tôn giáo dạy con người nên tin vào lai thế. (Many religions teach people to believe in the afterlife.)

Variants and Related Words

• Kiếp sau (n): Next life, rebirth. A more common synonym in modern Vietnamese.
  • Anh ấy hy vọng kiếp sau sẽ được hạnh phúc. (He hopes to be happy in the next life.)
• Đời sau (n): Later life; future generations; can also imply afterlife contextually.
  • Công đức ấy sẽ để phúc cho đời sau. (That merit will leave blessings for future generations / the afterlife.)

Synonyms

• Hậu kiếp: Subsequent incarnation.
• Kiếp lai sinh: Future rebirth.

Notes on Usage

• Register: The term 'lai thế' is primarily found in classical literature, philosophical texts, or religious contexts. It is rarely used in everyday modern conversation, where 'kiếp sau' is preferred.
• Meaning Nuance: It specifically conveys the concept of a life or world that comes the current one, often carrying religious or karmic implications.

1. (cũ) Future life, after life