恍 如 隔 世

huǎng rú gé shìdictionary entry

like a thing of the previous generation / as if it were a lifetime ago

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Original source entry:

恍如隔世恍如隔世 [huang3 ru2 ge2 shi4] /like a thing of the previous generation; as if it were a lifetime ago/

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恍
huǎng
(bound form) in a hazy state of mind / (bound form) to snap out of that state / used in 恍如[huǎng rú] and 恍若[huǎng ruò]
如
rú
as / as if / such as
隔
gé
to separate / to partition / to stand or lie between / at a distance from / after or at an interval of
世
shì
life / age / generation / era / world / lifetime / epoch / descendant / noble
Shì
surname Shi

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