隔世

Traditional form:

隔世

Pinyin (reading):

géshì

Definitions:

• separated by a generation
• a lifetime ago

Characters:

• 隔 - to separate, to partition, to divide
• 世 - generation, era, age; world

Traditional characters:

• 隔 - to separate, to partition, to divide
• 世 - generation, era, age; world