thiên hạ

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 天下 (under the sky).

Pronunciation

Noun

thiên hạ

  1. (archaic) the world
    • Phan Châu Trinh Đạo đức và luân lí Đông Tây :
      Tuy trong sách Nho có câu : “Sửa nhà trị nước rồi mới yên thiên hạ”. Hai chữ thiên hạ đó tức là xã hội. Ngày nay những kẻ học ra làm quan cũng võ vẽ nhắc đến hai chữ đó nhưng chỉ làm trò cười cho kẻ thức giả đấy thôi. Cái chủ ý bình thiên hạ mất đi đã từ lâu rồi.
      It’s true that there’s this saying in Ruist scriptures: “Manage your family, rule your nation, pacify the world”. The word world meant society. Officials with credentials these days sloppily use that word, only to end up making fools out of themselves to real intellectuals. The core idea of pacifying the world is all but long gone.
  2. (by extension) other people
    Thân mình lo [còn] chưa xong, hơi đâu lo chuyện thiên hạ?
    You can't even care for yourself, how can you care for others?
    Chớ có chỉ tay năm ngón vô mặt thiên hạ.
    Do not tell people what to do.
    (literally, “Don't point five fingers in others’ faces !”)