Tiếng Việt · Word Candidate

thiên lao

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Meaning · English

Heavenly prison or a place of suffering

Literally: heaven prison

Examples

Anh ấy cảm thấy như đang ở thiên lao khi bị giam giữ.He felt like he was in a heavenly prison when he was detained.

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Sources & notes

Headword listed in the vdict.com Vietnamese-English dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-15; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “thiên lao” mean?

Heavenly prison or a place of suffering Literally: heaven prison

Is “thiên lao” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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