Definition

Noun: * Second life, rebirth, reincarnation: The state of being born again or returning to life in a new form, often used in religious, spiritual, or metaphorical contexts. It implies a return to the world or a new existence after a previous life has ended.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Câu chuyện kể về một linh hồn được tái thế sau nhiều kiếp luân hồi. (The story tells of a soul that was reborn after many cycles of reincarnation.)
  • Người ta nói ông ấy như một vị anh hùng tái thế. (People say he is like a hero given a second life.)
  • Trong Phật giáo, khái niệm tái thế rất quan trọng. (In Buddhism, the concept of rebirth is very important.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used metaphorically to describe a remarkable comeback or a person/thing that embodies the qualities of a historical or legendary figure.
  • Với chiến thắng này, đội bóng đã thực sự tái thế sau một thập kỷ thất bại. (With this victory, the football team was truly reborn after a decade of failure.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tái sinh (verb/noun): To be reborn; rebirth. This is a more common and general synonym.
• Đầu thai (verb): To reincarnate.
• Luân hồi (noun): The cycle of rebirth (samsara).

Synonyms

• Sự tái sinh: Rebirth.
• Sự phục sinh: Resurrection (often with a stronger connotation of coming back from the dead in the same form).
• Sự hồi sinh: Revival, resurgence.

Related Idioms

• Như... tái thế: (As if)... is reborn. A common structure for metaphorical comparison.
  • Anh ấy chơi piano như Mozart tái thế. (He plays the piano as if Mozart were reborn.)

noun

1. second-life, rebirth