| 世 |
shì gù | the ways of the world |
| 世 |
shì gu | sophisticated / worldly-wise |
| 世 |
Shì | surname Shi |
| 世 |
shì | life / age / generation / era / world / lifetime / epoch / descendant / noble |
| 故 |
gù | happening / instance / reason / cause / intentional / former / old / friend / therefore / hence / (of people) to die, dead |