Definition

1. Noun:
   • The troubles and burdens of worldly life: Refers to the inherent worries, annoyances, and entanglements of human existence and material concerns.
   • Worldly afflictions: Denotes the sufferings, vexations, and toils associated with living in the mundane world.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Con người khó lòng thoát khỏi vòng trần lụy. (It is difficult for people to escape the cycle of worldly troubles.)
  • Ông ấy mong muốn một cuộc sống xa rời trần lụy. (He desires a life far removed from worldly afflictions.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in a philosophical or spiritual context, contrasting the purity of the spirit or the peace of enlightenment with the messy complications of secular life.
• It frequently appears in literary and poetic works to evoke a sense of weariness with material concerns.

Variants and Related Words

• Phiền lụy (n): troubles, annoyances, burdens.
  • Gánh nặng phiền lụy. (A burden of troubles.)

Synonyms

• Worldly troubles: The problems of everyday life.
• Earthly cares: The worries associated with material existence.
• Mundane afflictions: Sufferings related to the ordinary world.

Related Idioms

• Thoát vòng trần lụy: To break free from the cycle of worldly troubles; to escape the burdens of material life.
  • Tu hành là để thoát vòng trần lụy. (To practice religion is to break free from the cycle of worldly troubles.)