cơ trời
Definition
- Noun:
- The mystery of nature; the workings of Heaven: Refers to the profound, often inscrutable principles, mechanisms, or will of Heaven/Nature that govern the universe and human fate. It implies something deep, secret, and beyond full human comprehension.
- Heaven's secret/design; divine plan: The hidden plan or intention of the heavens, often related to destiny or the unfolding of events beyond human control.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Cơ trời thật khó lường. (The ways of Heaven are truly unpredictable.)
- Sự thành bại đều do cơ trời định đoạt. (Success and failure are both determined by the will of Heaven.)
- Đó là một sự sắp đặt của cơ trời. (That is an arrangement of divine providence.)
Advanced Usage
"huyền nhiệm của cơ trời": the mystery of Heaven's workings.
- Vũ trụ ẩn chứa những huyền nhiệm của cơ trời. (The universe contains the mysteries of Heaven's workings.)
"theo ý cơ trời": according to Heaven's will.
- Mọi việc cứ để thuận theo ý cơ trời. (Let all things follow according to Heaven's will.)
Variants and Related Words
Thiên cơ (n): A synonym, literally "Heaven's mechanism/secret," with the same meaning as "cơ trời."
- Thiên cơ bất khả lộ. (Heaven's secrets must not be revealed.)
Máy trời (n): An older or more literary variant, also meaning "the mechanism of Heaven."
- Máy trời huyền diệu. (The mechanism of Heaven is marvelous.)
Synonyms
- Divine will: ý trời, ý trời.
- Providence: sự quan phòng.
- The mystery of the universe: huyền cơ của vũ trụ.
Related Phrases
- "Lộ cơ trời" / "Tiết lộ thiên cơ": To reveal Heaven's secret (often with negative consequences implied).
- Không nên nói ra, kẻo lộ cơ trời. (You shouldn't speak it, lest you reveal Heaven's secret.)
Related Idioms
- "Cơ trời dường ấy": An idiom expressing that such is the mysterious way of Heaven; often used to comment on an unexpected or ironic turn of events.
- Người tốt lại gặp nhiều tai ương, đúng là cơ trời dường ấy. (A good person encounters many calamities; such is indeed the way of Heaven.)