<p>“红尘”，一般指人间俗世之意。道教，佛教指人世间 - Human Society (the world human lives, same as 凡尘).</p>
<p>“红尘”, in ancient terms, also mean 车马扬起的飞尘 (dust caused by the passing of the horse cartage), and 繁华之地 (a flourishing and busy place where the crowd gathers).</p>

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2022-01-09T02:25:16.157Z
Is there any difference between “红尘” & "天下"?
Wayne Cheah
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@WayneCheah 天下 is "the land under the sky/the sun (世界) - 天下人/事物 ", also implies "territory (疆域) - 大宋 天下". 天下 is tangible. 红尘 has the meaning, 世間, which is close to 世界, but it is more of a philosophical, imaginary, world/place that is intangible (無邊無涯). Hope this explains.
r13
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Thanks for the reply.
Wayne Cheah
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@WayneCheah You are welcome.
r13
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r13
<p>What exactly are 红尘 referring to?  This two words showed up quite often in period dramas.   An explanation and examples would be great.</p>

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A detailed explanation of 红尘 can be found on the internet, you just need to enter it into a search engine.  and the first link to show up is this: https://baike.baidu.hk/item/%E7%B4%85%E5%A1%B5/2377 In short, 红尘 refers to "the mortal (material)world" and the term was popularized by many appearances in poems.
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What really is 红尘?
# What really is 红尘?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-01-08)

What exactly are 红尘 referring to? This two words showed up quite often in period dramas. An explanation and examples would be great.

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: A detailed explanation of 红尘 can be found on the internet, you just need to enter it into a search engine.  and the first link to show up is this: https://baike.baidu.hk/item/%E7%B4%85%E5%A1%B5/2377 In short, 红尘 refers to "the mortal (material)world" and the term was popularized by many appearances in poems.  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2022-01-08. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

“红尘”，一般指人间俗世之意。道教，佛教指人世间 - Human Society (the world human lives, same as 凡尘).

“红尘”, in ancient terms, also mean 车马扬起的飞尘 (dust caused by the passing of the horse cartage), and 繁华之地 (a flourishing and busy place where the crowd gathers).

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: Is there any difference between “红尘” & "天下"?  
> **username_2**: @username_3 天下 is "the land under the sky/the sun (世界) - 天下人/事物 ", also implies "territory (疆域) - 大宋 天下". 天下 is tangible. 红尘 has the meaning, 世間, which is close to 世界, but it is more of a philosophical, imaginary, world/place that is intangible (無邊無涯). Hope this explains.  
> **username_3**: Thanks for the reply.  
> **username_2**: @username_3 You are welcome.  

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