thế đồ

Một người đàn ông đang bước đi trên con đường thế đồ dài.

Definition

1. Noun (Archaic):
   • The ways of the world; the path of life: A classical term referring to the complex and often difficult journey or circumstances one encounters in society and life. It implies the vicissitudes, challenges, and customary practices of worldly existence.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Trên đường thế đồ, con người gặp nhiều trắc trở. (On the path of life, one encounters many obstacles.)
  • Ông ấy đã trải qua bao thăng trầm của thế đồ. (He has experienced all the ups and downs of the ways of the world.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is primarily found in classical or literary Vietnamese (Hán-Nôm origin) and is rarely used in modern everyday speech. It carries a philosophical or reflective tone about human existence.

Variants and Related Words

• Thế độ: A variant form with the same meaning.
• Nhân tình thế thái: (Idiom) The ways of the world and the attitudes of people; human feelings and the state of the world.
• Đường đời: A modern phrase meaning "the road of life."

Synonyms

• The ways of the world: The customs and practices of society.
• The path of life: The course of a person's life.
• Worldly affairs: Matters relating to secular life.

Related Idioms

• While "thế đồ" itself is not commonly used in modern idioms, its sentiment is echoed in phrases like:
  • Lên thác xuống ghềnh: (To go up waterfalls and down rapids) To experience life's many hardships and turbulent phases.