trần gian

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Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 塵間, composed of 塵 (“dust; filth”) and 間 (“realm; domain”).

Pronunciation

Noun

trần gian

(literary) the world of mortals, as opposed to the world of the dead underneath and the world of the gods above
Synonyms: trần thế, cõi đời, cõi trần, hạ giới

địa ngục trần gian ― hell on earth
- 1921, Tản Đà, Hầu Trời [Serving the Heavenly Lord]:
  - “Bẩm Trời, cảnh con thực nghèo khó
  Trần gian thước đất cũng không có
  - My Lord, I'm living in poverty
  I barely have any land in the mortal realm

See also

bụi trần (“all the filth of the mortal world”)
hồng trần (“the lust of humanity”)
cát bụi (“sand and dust; part of the Earth”)
thế gian (“the world”)
nhân gian (“the human world”)
địa ngục (“hell”)
thiên giới (“the heavenly world”)

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