giáng trần
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Definition
- Verb:
- To descend to the mortal world; to incarnate: Refers to the act of a divine being, deity, or celestial figure coming down from heaven to the earthly, human world. This term is primarily used in religious or mythological contexts.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- The legend says the goddess will giáng trần to help the people. (Truyền thuyết kể rằng vị nữ thần sẽ giáng trần để giúp đỡ dân chúng.)
- Many stories tell of deities giáng trần in human form. (Nhiều câu chuyện kể về các vị thần giáng trần dưới hình dạng con người.)
Advanced Usage
- "sự giáng trần": The act of descending to the mortal world; the incarnation.
- The festival celebrates the sự giáng trần of the deity. (Lễ hội kỷ niệm sự giáng trần của vị thần.)
Variants and Related Words
- Giáng thế (verb): A synonym meaning "to descend to the world"; to be born into the world, often used interchangeably with .
- Giáng phàm (verb): A literary synonym meaning "to descend to the mortal realm".
- Đầu thai (verb): To reincarnate; to be reborn in a new body. This focuses on the cycle of rebirth rather than a deliberate descent from heaven.
- Hiện thân (verb/noun): To incarnate; incarnation. Can be used in a broader sense for any embodiment of an idea or spirit.
Synonyms
- Xuống trần: To come down to the mortal world (a more colloquial phrase).
- Đáp xuống trần gian: To land/descend upon the earthly world.
Related Idioms/Phrases
- Thiên thần giáng trần: An angel descends to earth. Often used figuratively to compliment someone as being exceptionally beautiful, kind, or pure, as if they were an angel.
- Cô ấy đẹp như một thiên thần giáng trần. (She is as beautiful as an angel descended to earth.)
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