đời thúc quý

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A chaotic, declining era on the verge of collapse: A historical or social period characterized by extreme disorder, moral decay, and imminent destruction. It describes a terminal phase of a dynasty, civilization, or system.
    • A period of fragmentation and separation: An age marked by division, disintegration, and the breaking of bonds within society.
Usage Examples
  • Noun:
    • Sử sách mô tả triều đại cuối cùng là một đời thúc quý, với loạn lạc khắp nơi. (Historical records describe the last dynasty as a chaotic, declining era on the verge of collapse, with turmoil everywhere.)
    • Xã hội ấy đã trở thành một đời thúc quý, nơi lòng tin và các mối quan hệ đều tan vỡ. (That society had become a period of fragmentation and separation, where trust and relationships were shattered.)
Advanced Usage
  • This term is primarily used in formal, literary, or historical contexts to analyze the decline of political or social orders. It carries a classical, scholarly tone.
Variants and Related Words
  • Thời mạt pháp (n): A Buddhist-derived term for a degenerate age in the cycle of dharma; often used similarly to denote an age of decline.
  • Thời loạn (n): A time of chaos or rebellion.
  • Thời suy vong (n): A period of decline and fall.
Synonyms
  • Decadent era: A period of moral or cultural decline.
  • Terminal phase: The final stage before collapse.
  • Age of disintegration: A time when unifying structures fall apart.
Related Idioms
  • Cuối đường hầm: The end of the tunnel; sometimes used to imply a final, desperate stage.
  • Trời long đất lở: Heaven collapses and earth cracks; idiom for a cataclysmic, world-upsetting event, often describing the turmoil of a collapsing era.