Definitions

1. Noun:
   • Life's trade/craft; the way of the world: A Vietnamese expression referring to the inherent, often unpredictable or unavoidable nature of life, its ups and downs, and its customary ways. It conveys a sense of acceptance of life's realities, both good and bad.
   • Such is life; That's how life is: Used as a resigned or philosophical comment on a situation, similar to the French "c'est la vie" or the English "such is life."

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Thất bại cũng là chuyện thường tình, nghề đời mà. (Failure is also a common thing, such is life.)
  • Nghề đời lắm lúc trớ trêu, vui ít buồn nhiều. (The way of the world is sometimes ironic, with little joy and much sorrow.)
  • Anh ấy vừa mất việc. Nghề đời nó thế. (He just lost his job. Such is life.)

Advanced Usage

• The phrase is most commonly used in the fixed expression "Nghề đời nó thế" (Such is life / That's life). This complete phrase strongly emphasizes acceptance of fate or an unchangeable situation.
  • Cố gắng mãi mà không thành công, nghề đời nó thế. (I tried hard but didn't succeed, such is life.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sự đời (n): A similar term meaning "the ways of the world" or "worldly affairs," often with a slightly more negative or cynical connotation.
  • Hiểu sự đời rồi mới thấy cuộc sống phức tạp. (Once you understand the ways of the world, you see how complicated life is.)

Synonyms

• Lẽ thường tình: The normal course of things; a common occurrence.
• Sự đời: (As above) The ways of the world.

Related Idioms/Phrases

• *Nghề đời nó thế / Nghề đời là thế*: The most common and complete idiom. It is a standalone exclamation meaning "That's life" or "Such is life."
  • Có người giàu, kẻ nghèo, nghề đời là thế. (Some are rich, some are poor, such is life.)

1. Nghề đời nó thế
2. Such is life