Definition

1. Noun:
   • Country, region, territory: A defined geographical area with boundaries, often referring to a nation or a specific domain.
   • World, realm, domain: A distinct sphere of existence, experience, or consciousness, often used in philosophical, spiritual, or poetic contexts.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Country/Region):

  • toàn cõi Việt Nam (the whole of Vietnam)
  • một cõi biên thùy (a border region)

• Noun (World/Realm):

  • cõi trần (the mortal world)
  • cõi âm (the nether world)
  • cõi mộng (the world of dreams)
  • cõi lòng (the depths of one's heart)

Advanced Usage

• "cõi người ta": The world of humans, the human realm.
  • Bước vào cõi người ta đầy bon chen. (Step into the competitive world of humans.)
• "một cõi đi về": A place to return to, a spiritual or emotional homeland.
  • Quê hương là một cõi đi về. (One's homeland is a place to return to.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bờ cõi (n): Territory, borders (of a country). This is a compound word.
  • giữ gìn bờ cõi (to defend the territory)
• Cõi Phật (n): The Buddhist realm, the realm of Buddha. This is a compound phrase.
• Cõi tạm (n): The temporary world, this transient life. This is a compound phrase.

Synonyms

• Xứ sở: Land, country.
• Vùng: Region, area.
• Thế giới: World.
• Cảnh giới: Realm, sphere (often spiritual).

Related Idioms and Phrases

• "Một cõi riêng": One's own private world, a personal sanctuary.
  • Căn phòng nhỏ là một cõi riêng của anh ấy. (The small room is his own private world.)
• "Bốn bể là nhà, năm châu là cõi": (Idiom) Having the whole world as one's home; being a citizen of the world.

noun

1. Country, region
   • toàn cõi Việt Nam
     the whole Vietnam country
2. World
   • cõi trần
     this world
   • cõi âm
     the nether world
   • cõi mộng
     the world of dreams, the dream-land
   • cõi lòng
     the depth of the heart