thiên hạ

See also: thiên hà

Vietnamese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰiən˧˧ haː˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧ haː˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧ haː˨˩˨]

Noun

thiên hạ

(archaic) the world
tu thân, tề gia, trị quốc, bình thiên hạ
train yourself, manage your family, rule your nation, conquer the world
the outside world as regards other people's lives and matters and as opposed to one's own life or family
Thân mày lo chưa xong, hơi đâu lo chuyện thiên hạ!
You can't even handle your own problems, how are you supposed to do others'?

Chớ có chỉ tay năm ngón vô mặt thiên hạ.
Do not tell people what to do.

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