Definition

1. Noun:
   • Great blessing, immense happiness: "đại hồng phúc" refers to an exceptionally large or supreme blessing, fortune, or happiness, often of a profound or life-changing nature. It conveys a sense of monumental good luck or divine favor.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Sinh được con trai khỏe mạnh là một đại hồng phúc của gia đình. (Giving birth to a healthy son is a great blessing for the family.)
  • Thoát khỏi tai nạn ô tô mà không bị thương, anh ấy cảm thấy như nhận được đại hồng phúc. (Escaping the car accident without injury, he felt as if he had received an immense blessing.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is often used in formal, literary, or ceremonial contexts. It can describe a blessing that benefits not just an individual but a whole family or community.
  • Việc tìm lại được người thân sau chiến tranh được coi là đại hồng phúc. (Finding a lost relative after the war is considered a supreme blessing.)

Variants and Related Words

• Phúc (n): blessing, happiness, good fortune. This is the core component of the compound.
• Hồng phúc (n): blessing, favor. A slightly less intense form than "đại hồng phúc".
• Đại phúc (n): great blessing. Similar in meaning but less commonly used than "đại hồng phúc".

Synonyms

• Ân huệ lớn: great grace/favor.
• Vận may lớn: great luck/fortune.
• Phước lành to lớn: immense blessing (more common in Southern Vietnamese dialect).

Related Idioms

• Phúc như đông hải: Happiness is as vast as the Eastern Sea. This idiom emphasizes boundless happiness and is conceptually related to "đại hồng phúc".
• Phúc đức tại mẫu: A mother's virtue brings blessings to her children. This proverb relates to the concept of blessings ("phúc") within a family.

1. Great blessing