◎ 三生 sānshēng[the three lives of rebirth]佛家所说的三世转生,即前生、今生和来生世说三生如不谬,共疑巢许是前身。——白居易《赠张处士山人》三生有幸-----------------国语辞典:佛教用语:(1) 三辈子。《增壹阿含经.卷二三》:「我时我忆宿命之事,一生、二生、三生、四生、五生、十生、二十、三十、四十、五十、百生、千生成败之劫,皆悉分别。」(2) 过去、现在、未来三世。清.龚自珍〈人月圆〉:「三生慧业,万古才华。」
◎ 三教九流 sānjiào-jiǔliú(1) [the three religions (Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism) and the nine schools of thought (the Confucians, the Taoists, the Yin-Yang, the Legalists, the Logicians, the Mohists, the Political Strategists, the Ecletics and the Agriculturists)]∶三教指儒教、道教、佛教,九流指儒家者流、阴阳家者流、道家者流、法家者流、名家者流、墨家者流、纵横家者流、杂家者流、农家者流 (2) [various religious sects and academic schools]∶宗教学术中的各种流派(3) [people in various trades]∶各行各业的人——常含贬义-----------------国语辞典:三教指儒、佛、道三教。参见「三教」条。九流指先秦至汉初的九大学术流派。参见「九流」条。三教九流指各种学术流派。元.王实甫《西厢记.第四本.第二折》:「一个通彻三教九流,一个晓尽描鸾刺绣。」后亦用于指社会上各种行业或各色人物。《镜花缘.第九九回》:「细细看去,士农工商,三教九流,无一不有。」也作「九流三教」。英语 the Three Religions (Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism) and Nine Schools (Confucians, Daoists, Yin-Yang, Legalists, Logicians, Mohists, Political Strategists, Eclectics, Agriculturists), fig. people from all trades (often derog.)德语 alle möglichen Leute 法语 différentes sectes religieuses et diverses écoles académiques, gens de tous bords