thiên giới
Definition
- Noun:
- The celestial world; heaven: The spiritual or divine realm believed to exist above the earth, often considered the abode of gods, deities, or enlightened beings. It is an archaic or literary term for the sky or heavens in a religious or philosophical context.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Trong thần thoại, các vị thần sống ở thiên giới. (In mythology, the gods live in the celestial world.)
- Truyện cổ tích thường kể về những chuyến phiêu lưu từ trần gian lên thiên giới. (Folk tales often tell of adventures from the mortal world to heaven.)
Advanced Usage
- This term is primarily used in literary, poetic, religious, or mythological contexts. It is not common in everyday modern speech, where "thiên đường" (paradise) or "bầu trời" (sky) are more frequently used.
Variants and Related Words
- Thiên đường (n): paradise, heaven (often with a religious connotation of a blissful afterlife).
- Thiên cung (n): celestial palace (often the palace in heaven).
- Thiên đình (n): celestial court (the court of the Jade Emperor or similar in East Asian mythology).
Synonyms
- Heaven: the abode of God or the gods and the blessed dead.
- The celestial realm: the divine or heavenly sphere.
- The skies: the upper atmosphere or heavens (poetic).
Related Concepts
- Âm phủ (n): the underworld; the realm of the dead (often presented as a contrast to ).
- Trần gian (n): the mortal world; the earthly realm (often contrasted with the celestial one).