thiên đình
Definition
- Noun:
- The Heavenly Court: The celestial court or administrative center in the sky, presided over by the Jade Emperor or a supreme deity, according to East Asian mythology and folk religion.
- The Realm of the Gods: The dwelling place and seat of power for the pantheon of gods and immortals in traditional Vietnamese belief.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Trong truyện cổ tích, Tôn Ngộ Không đã náo loạn thiên đình. (In the folktale, the Monkey King wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Court.)
- Người ta tin rằng sau khi chết, linh hồn sẽ được triệu hồi về thiên đình. (People believe that after death, the soul will be summoned to the Celestial Court.)
Advanced Usage
- The concept is central to Đạo Giáo (Taoist) cosmology and appears frequently in thần thoại (mythology), truyền thuyết (legends), and văn học cổ điển (classical literature) to depict divine justice, order, and hierarchy.
Variants and Related Words
Thiên cung (n): The Heavenly Palace; often used interchangeably but can specifically refer to the palace within the Heavenly Court.
- Thiên cung là nơi ngự trị của Ngọc Hoàng. (The Heavenly Palace is the residence of the Jade Emperor.)
Ngọc Hoàng (n): The Jade Emperor; the supreme ruler of the Heavenly Court.
- Thiên binh thiên tướng (n): The celestial soldiers and generals; the army of the Heavenly Court.
Synonyms
- Celestial Court: The divine administrative realm.
- Heavenly Realm: The domain of the gods.
- The Court of Heaven: A direct translation conveying the concept of a divine royal court.
Related Concepts and Idioms
Thiên đình trừng phạt: (The Heavenly Court punishes) - Refers to divine retribution or punishment from the gods.
- Kẻ ác sẽ bị thiên đình trừng phạt. (The wicked will be punished by the Heavenly Court.)
Công lý của thiên đình: (The justice of the Heavenly Court) - Refers to perfect, divine justice that is infallible and ultimate.