Definition

Danh từ (Noun): * Heaven, the creator: A poetic and somewhat archaic Vietnamese term referring to the sky, the heavens, or the supreme being/creator. It carries a sense of reverence and vastness.

Usage Examples

• Danh từ:
  • Ngước mắt nhìn lên ống trời. (Look up at the heavens.)
  • Mọi sự trên đời đều do ống trời định đoạt. (All things in life are determined by heaven.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is primarily used in literary, poetic, or philosophical contexts. It is not common in everyday modern speech. It often implies a force of nature or destiny.

Variants and Related Words

• Trời (n): Sky, heaven, God. This is the common, everyday word.
• Thiên đường (n): Paradise, heaven (often with a religious connotation).
• Ông Trời (n): A more personified and colloquial form meaning "Lord Heaven" or "God," often used in expressions of fate or complaint (e.g., - "Oh, God!").

Synonyms

• Bầu trời: The sky (literal, physical sky).
• Thượng đế: The Almighty, God.
• Tạo hóa: The creator, nature (as a creative force).

Related Idioms

• Ơn trên/Ơn trời: By the grace of God/heaven.
  • May mà có ơn trên phù hộ. (Luckily, by the grace of heaven, we were protected.)
• Trời cao có mắt: Heaven sees everything (meaning justice will be served).
  • Hãy sống lương thiện, vì trời cao có mắt. (Live righteously, for heaven sees everything.)

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