trần gian
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Definition
Noun: - The mortal world; the earthly realm: This word refers to the human world, the physical world where people live, often in contrast to spiritual, heavenly, or otherworldly realms (e.g., the world of gods, fairies, or the afterlife). It emphasizes the secular, mundane, and transient nature of human life.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Con người sống ở trần gian đều phải trải qua sinh, lão, bệnh, tử. (Humans living in the mortal world all must experience birth, aging, sickness, and death.)
- Truyện cổ tích thường kể về mối tình giữa tiên nữ và chàng trai trần gian. (Fairy tales often tell of a love between a fairy and a mortal man.)
- Anh ấy muốn tìm một chốn bình yên giữa chốn trần gian đầy biến động này. (He wants to find a peaceful place in this turbulent world.)
Advanced Usage
- "Chốn trần gian" / "Cõi trần gian": These are more literary or poetic phrases meaning "the earthly realm" or "this mortal coil." They carry the same core meaning but with a more evocative tone.
- Chốn trần gian đầy rẫy những lo toan. (The earthly realm is full of worries.)
- Used in philosophical or religious contexts to contrast the imperfect human world with a perfect spiritual one.
- Phật dạy rằng trần gian là bể khổ. (The Buddha taught that the mortal world is a sea of suffering.)
Variants and Related Words
- Trần thế (noun): A near-synonym, also meaning "the mortal world" or "the secular world." It is often used interchangeably with .
- Ông ấy đã rời bỏ trần thế. (He has left this world.)
- Nhân gian (noun): The human world; the world among people. It focuses more on the sphere of human society and affairs.
- Chuyện tình ấy lưu truyền khắp nhân gian. (That love story is told throughout the human world.)
- Thế gian (noun): The world; the earthly world. It is a broader term that can refer to the physical world in general.
- Thế gian này thật rộng lớn. (This world is vast.)
Synonyms
- Thế giới (noun): The world. (A more general, neutral term without the philosophical contrast.)
- Cõi đời (noun): The realm of life. (Poetic, similar in tone to .)
Related Idioms
- Trần gian mộng ảo: The illusory/dream-like mortal world. Emphasizes the transient, unreal nature of worldly life.
- Cuộc đời như giấc mộng, trần gian mộng ảo. (Life is like a dream, the mortal world is illusory.)
- Gian trần (inverted form): An archaic or poetic inverted form of , used in classical poetry for metrical purposes.
- Bước chân lỡ bước gian trần. (My steps mistakenly tread the mortal world.)