Definition

1. Noun:
   • The world; the earthly realm: Refers to the physical world and human society, often in contrast to spiritual or heavenly realms.
   • People of the world; humanity: Refers to people in general, the collective of human beings living in the world.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Trên thế gian này có nhiều điều kỳ diệu. (There are many wonderful things in this world.)
  • Thế gian thường hay đố kỵ với người tài. (People in this world often envy the talented.)
  • Chuyện thế gian thật phức tạp. (The affairs of the world are truly complicated.)

Advanced Usage

• The term often carries a philosophical or slightly poetic tone, implying the transient, mundane, or sometimes troublesome nature of human life and society.
  • Anh ấy chán ngán những bon chen của thế gian. (He is weary of the rat race of the worldly life.)

Variants and Related Words

• Thế giới (n): The world, the globe. This is a more neutral, modern, and geographical term.

  • Thế giới ngày càng phát triển. (The world is increasingly developing.)

• Nhân gian (n): The human world, the mortal realm. Often used in literary contexts and can be synonymous with thế gian.

  • Truyền thuyết lưu truyền trong nhân gian. (Legends circulate among the people.)

Synonyms

• The world: The earth and all life upon it.
• Mortal realm: The world of human life, especially as temporary or earthly.
• Humankind: Human beings collectively.

Related Idioms

• Thế gian này là cõi tạm: This world is a temporary abode. Expresses the idea that life on earth is transient.

  • Cụ già luôn nhắc nhở rằng thế gian này là cõi tạm. (The old man always reminded others that this world is a temporary place.)

• Lời thế gian: Gossip; the talk of the town.

  • Đừng để ý đến những lời thế gian. (Don't pay attention to worldly gossip.)

noun

1. world people, the living