trần tục

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Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Mundane; worldly; earthly: Pertaining to the ordinary, material world and its concerns, as opposed to the spiritual, sacred, or divine. It describes things that are common to human, mortal life.
   • Vulgar; base; coarse: Describing attitudes, desires, or aspects of life that are considered lowly, unrefined, or lacking in spiritual or intellectual elevation.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Anh ta không quan tâm đến những chuyện trần tục. (He is not concerned with mundane matters.)
  • Cuộc sống trần tục đầy những lo toan. (Earthly life is full of worries.)
  • Những ham muốn trần tục. (Base desires.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in philosophical or religious contexts to contrast the secular, imperfect human world with a higher, purer spiritual realm.
  • Thoát khỏi những ràng buộc trần tục. (To break free from worldly bonds.)

Variants and Related Words

• Trần gian (n): the mortal world, the earthly realm.
  • Sống ở cõi trần gian. (To live in the mortal world.)
• Trần thế (n): the human world, this world.
  • Những biến động của trần thế. (The upheavals of the human world.)

Synonyms

• Worldly: concerned with material values or ordinary life.
• Earthly: relating to the earth or human life on earth.
• Secular: denoting attitudes, activities, or things that have no religious or spiritual basis.
• Profane: relating or devoted to that which is not sacred or biblical; secular.

Related Concepts

• Trần tục vs. Thiêng liêng: A common dichotomy contrasting the mundane/profane with the sacred/holy.
• Trần tục vs. Thanh cao: Contrasts the base/vulgar with the noble/sublime.