Definition

1. Noun (Archaic):
   • The taste of life; the experience of life: A classical term referring to the complex, often bitter or harsh, experiences and realities one encounters in the world and throughout one's existence.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ông cụ đã nếm trải đủ mọi thế vị. (The old man has tasted all the flavors of life.)
  • Thế vị ấy, người trẻ khó mà hiểu hết được. (That taste of life is difficult for the young to fully understand.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is primarily found in classical literature, philosophical discourse, or poetic language to convey a deep, often weary, understanding of human affairs.

Variants and Related Words

• Mùi đời (n): A more common, synonymous phrase meaning "the taste/scent of life," often with a negative connotation of life's hardships.
  • Anh ta mới biết chút ít mùi đời. (He has only tasted a little of life's bitterness.)

Synonyms

• The school of hard knocks: Practical experience of life's difficulties.
• Life's bitter experiences: The harsh lessons learned from living.

Related Idioms

• Nếm mùi (thế vị) đời: To taste the flavors of life; to experience the ups and downs of existence.
  • Phải nếm mùi đời rồi mới trưởng thành. (One must taste life's flavors to mature.)