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红尘
hóngchén
Description
红尘常常指人们生活的这个世界，里面有很多快乐，也有很多烦恼。
"红尘" often refers to the world people live in, full of both joy and troubles.
在书和电影里，有人会说要离开红尘，去山里安静地生活。
In books and movies, some say they want to leave "红尘" and live quietly in the mountains.
Meanings
红尘hóngchén
the mortal world; human society and its worries
他想离开红尘，去过简单的生活。
He wants to leave the mundane world and live a simple life.
红尘hóngchén
the busy, dusty world of worldly life
红尘中的事情让人很累。
Things in the mortal world are exhausting.
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Notes
- Etymology
红 (red) + 尘 (dust); originally the dust of busy city streets, later meaning worldly life.
- Nuance
often literary or Buddhist/Daoist, evoking worldly desires one might renounce.
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