thợ trời
Definition
- Noun (Literary/Archaic):
- The Creator, the Maker, the Divine Artisan: A poetic and literary term used in classical Vietnamese literature to refer to the supreme being or force that created the universe and all life. It personifies nature or fate as a skilled craftsman ("thợ") of heaven ("trời").
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Thợ trời khéo sắp đặt cảnh thiên nhiên. (The Creator skillfully arranged the natural scenery.)
- Số phận con người do thợ trời định đoạt. (Human fate is decreed by the Maker.)
- Công trình ấy như bàn tay của thợ trời. (That work is like the handiwork of the Divine Artisan.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is almost exclusively found in classical poetry, proverbs, or formal, stylized writing. It is not used in modern everyday conversation.
- It conveys a sense of awe, inevitability, and the inscrutable design of a higher power, often in the context of fate, natural beauty, or the human condition.
Variants and Related Words
- Tạo hóa (n): Creation, the Creator, Nature (as a creative force). A more common literary synonym.
- Tạo hóa sinh ra muôn loài. (Creation gave birth to all species.)
- Hóa công (n): The Maker, the Creator. Another classical term with a similar meaning.
- Hóa công thật khéo tạo hình. (The Maker is truly skillful in shaping forms.)
Synonyms
- The Creator
- The Maker
- The Divine Craftsman
- Nature (when personified as a creative force)
- Providence
Related Idioms and Expressions
- Ý trời / ý tạo hóa: The will of heaven / the will of the Creator.
- Mọi việc đều thuận theo ý trời. (Everything follows the will of heaven.)
- Bàn tay tạo hóa: The hand of Creation.
- Vẻ đẹp ấy là bàn tay tạo hóa. (That beauty is the hand of Creation.)