How do you say "in this lifetime" in Korean?
if past life is 전생 then how do you say this life / this lifetime?

for example: if someone says they were a king in their past life and then continue by saying that in this life they're now something else, how would you say "in this life"?

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How do you say "in this lifetime" in Korean?
if past life is 전생 then how do you say this life / this lifetime?

for example: if someone says they were a king in their past life and then continue by saying that in this life they're now something else, how would you say "in this life"?

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You can say '이번 생에는'. '이번 생' means 'this life'.

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There is also 이승 (this life) which pairs with 저승 (that life = afterlife).  e.g. 저승사자 = The Grim Reaper.

A proverb: 개똥밭에 굴러도 (저승보다) 이승이 좋다 = Even if you wallow in squalor, this life is the good one.

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It can be said "현생"

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