trần phàm
Definition
Adjective:
- Mundane; earthly; mortal: Describes something belonging to the ordinary, physical world of humans, as opposed to the spiritual or divine. It emphasizes the common, everyday, and non-transcendent nature of existence.
- Ordinary; common: Refers to something that is typical of the average human condition, lacking special distinction or sacredness.
Noun:
- The mortal world; the earthly realm: Refers to the world of human beings, characterized by its material and transient nature.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Anh ta chỉ là một con người trần phàm, cũng có lúc mắc sai lầm. (He is just a mortal man, who also makes mistakes.)
- Những lo toan trần phàm khiến tâm trí cô ấy không lúc nào yên. (Mundane worries never let her mind be at peace.)
- Noun:
- Bậc tu hành đã từ bỏ chốn trần phàm để tìm sự giác ngộ. (The monk abandoned the mortal world to seek enlightenment.)
Advanced Usage
- Often used in literary, philosophical, or religious contexts to contrast the secular human life with a higher, spiritual, or enlightened state. It carries a connotation of the limitations and burdens of ordinary life.
Variants and Related Words
- Trần tục (adj): worldly, secular, profane. A very close synonym, often used interchangeably.
- Những ham muốn trần tục (worldly desires).
- Phàm tục (adj): vulgar, common, mundane.
- Phàm nhân (n): mortal, ordinary person.
Synonyms
- Mundane: relating to the ordinary world.
- Earthly: of or belonging to this earth, not spiritual.
- Secular: not connected with religious or spiritual matters.
- Mortal: subject to death; belonging to the human world.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Chuyện trần phàm: mundane/earthly matters.
- Đừng để những chuyện trần phàm ảnh hưởng đến tâm hồn. (Do not let mundane matters affect your soul.)
- Kiếp trần phàm: mortal life.
- Kiếp trần phàm đầy khổ ải. (Mortal life is full of suffering.)