Definition

1. Noun:
   • The mundane world; the earthly world: "hồng trần" refers to the secular, material world, often perceived as full of temptations, desires, and suffering, in contrast to a spiritual or transcendent realm. It carries a connotation of the transience and bitterness of earthly life.
   • The dusty world; the world of red dust: This is a literal and poetic translation, originating from Buddhist and Taoist philosophy, symbolizing the fleeting, illusory, and often painful nature of human existence.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Anh ấy muốn rời bỏ chốn hồng trần để tìm sự bình yên trong tâm hồn. (He wants to leave the mundane world to find peace in his soul.)
  • Trong thơ ca cổ, hồng trần thường được miêu tả là nơi đầy bi ai và hệ lụy. (In ancient poetry, the earthly world is often described as a place full of sorrow and attachments.)
  • Cô ấy cảm thấy mệt mỏi với những bon chen của chốn hồng trần. (She feels weary of the competitions and struggles of the dusty world.)

Advanced Usage

• "Lăn lộn nơi hồng trần": to struggle/roll in the dusty world; to be deeply involved in the hardships and affairs of secular life.

  • Sau nhiều năm lăn lộn nơi hồng trần, ông ấy quyết định đi tu. (After many years of struggling in the dusty world, he decided to become a monk.)

• "Chốn hồng trần": the place of red dust; a common literary phrase synonymous with the mundane world.

  • Thi nhân ấy luôn viết về nỗi cô đơn giữa chốn hồng trần. (That poet always writes about loneliness in the place of red dust.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bụi hồng (n): red dust; a shorter, more poetic variant with the same core meaning as "hồng trần".

  • Phủi sạch bụi hồng, tìm về cõi tịnh. (Brush off the red dust, return to the pure land.)

• Trần gian (n): the human world; the mortal world. This is a more common and less literary synonym.

• Trần thế (n): the earthly world; similar to "trần gian".
• Thế tục (n): the secular world; emphasizes worldly, non-religious affairs.

Synonyms

• Trần tục: worldly, secular.
• Cõi tạm: the temporary abode (a philosophical term for life on earth).
• Dương gian: the human world (often used in folklore).

Related Idioms

• "Hồng trần tri kỷ": a soulmate in the dusty world; a rare, understanding friend found amidst life's struggles.

  • Tìm được một hồng trần tri kỷ quả là khó. (Finding a soulmate in the dusty world is truly difficult.)

• "Một kiếp hồng trần": a lifetime in the dusty world; refers to one's transient earthly existence.

  • Một kiếp hồng trần ngắn ngủi với bao thăng trầm. (A short lifetime in the dusty world with so many ups and downs.)

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