但若有来生
“But if there is an afterlife,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你善良、纯净
“You are kind and pure.”
但 若有来生
“But if there is an afterlife,”
我希望
“I hope you can be selfish.”
“We cannot be together in this life, but I pray we meet again in the next.”
Rooted in Buddhist concepts of karma and rebirth, Chinese romantic narratives frequently invoke 'the next life' (来生) as a poetic solace for tragic or impossible love in the present world.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
if there is an afterlife; if there is a next life
A poetic, emotionally charged conditional often heard in dramas when characters face tragic separation or unfulfilled love.