後ご生しょう

noun

afterlife; the next world

Buddhist term for the world after death, often contrasted with 前生 (previous life) and 今生 (this life).

See also: 前生 · 今生

• 後ご生しょうを信しんじる人ひとは、善ぜん行こうを積つもうとする。

  People who believe in the afterlife try to accumulate good deeds.

interjection, noun

for goodness' sake; I beg of you

Used as an earnest plea, often in the set phrase 後生だから (literally 'for the sake of the afterlife'). It carries a desperate or imploring tone, similar to 'for the love of God' or 'I implore you'.

See also: 後生だから

• 後ご生しょうだから、もう一いち度どだけチャンスをください。

  For goodness' sake, please give me just one more chance.

• 後ご生しょうです、どうかお助たすけください。

  I beg of you, please help me.