cõi tục

cõi tục

Anh ấy từ bỏ cõi tục để tìm kiếm sự bình yên.

Definitions
  1. Noun:
    • The mundane world; the earthly realm: "cõi tục" refers to the world of ordinary human life, characterized by worldly affairs, desires, and suffering, in contrast to a spiritual or transcendent realm.
    • The secular world; the profane world: It denotes the sphere of human existence, often viewed as temporary and filled with illusions, as opposed to a sacred or eternal state.
Usage Examples
  • Noun:
    • Anh ta đã từ bỏ cõi tục để đi tu. (He abandoned the mundane world to become a monk.)
    • Trong cõi tục, con người thường bị ràng buộc bởi danh lợi. (In the earthly realm, people are often bound by fame and fortune.)
    • Tâm hồn cô ấy dường như không thuộc về cõi tục này. (Her soul seems not to belong to this secular world.)
Advanced Usage

  • "lăn lộn trong cõi tục": to struggle/roll in the mundane world; to be deeply involved in worldly affairs.

    • Sau bao năm lăn lộn trong cõi tục, ông ấy chỉ muốn tìm sự bình yên. (After many years struggling in the mundane world, he only wants to find peace.)

  • "thoát khỏi cõi tục": to escape/break free from the secular world.

    • Ước nguyện của bà là được thoát khỏi cõi tục, trở về với cát bụi. (Her wish was to break free from the secular world and return to dust.)
Variants and Related Words

  • Cõi trần (n): A near-synonym, also meaning "the earthly world" or "the mortal world."

    • Cõi trần đầy những bon chen. (The mortal world is full of strife.)

  • Trần tục (adj): Mundane, worldly, secular.

    • Những ham muốn trần tục. (Worldly desires.)

  • Cõi âm (n): The underworld; the realm of the dead (often contrasted with "cõi tục" or "cõi dương" - the world of the living).

Synonyms
  • Thế gian: The world; the human world.
  • Nhân gian: The human world; among people.
  • Dương gian: The world of the living (often used in contrast to the spirit world).
Related Phrases
  • "cõi tục lắm bụi trần": The mundane world is full of dust; a poetic expression highlighting the impurity and troubles of earthly life.
    • Cõi tục lắm bụi trần, hãy giữ cho tâm hồn thanh thản. (The mundane world is full of dust; keep your soul serene.)
Related Idioms
  • "Chốn hồng trần": Literally "the place of red dust"; a classical and poetic term for the bustling, dusty, and passionate human world.
    • Phiêu bạt nơi chốn hồng trần. (To drift in the world of red dust.)