Duyên Đằng gió đưa
Definition
- Noun Phrase:
- A rare and fortunate opportunity; a serendipitous chance: This idiom refers to an exceptionally lucky and timely opportunity, as if carried by a favorable wind. It originates from a classical Chinese story where a scholar, aided by a tailwind, arrived just in time to create a famous literary work.
- A predestined affinity or romantic fate: It can describe a fortunate and seemingly fated meeting, especially in a romantic context, suggesting a destined connection that arrives at the perfect moment.
Usage Examples
- Noun Phrase:
- Được làm việc với giáo sư ấy là một duyên Đằng gió đưa trong sự nghiệp của anh. (To work with that professor was a rare and fortunate opportunity in his career.)
- Họ gặp nhau ở nước ngoài, thật đúng là duyên Đằng gió đưa. (They met each other abroad; it was truly a serendipitous fate.)
Advanced Usage
- This phrase is highly literary and poetic. It is primarily used in formal writing, classical references, or elevated speech to emphasize the rarity and fortune of an encounter or opportunity. It is not used in casual, everyday conversation.
Variants and Related Words
- Duyên may: (n) Good fortune, lucky chance.
- Nhờ duyên may, cô ấy đã tìm được vé. (Thanks to good fortune, she found a ticket.)
- Cơ hội ngàn vàng: (n) A golden opportunity.
- Đây là cơ hội ngàn vàng không nên bỏ lỡ. (This is a golden opportunity not to be missed.)
Synonyms
- Serendipity: The occurrence of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way.
- Fortuitous encounter: An accidental meeting that brings good fortune.
- Providential opportunity: An opportunity that seems divinely arranged.
Related Idioms
- Gặp may: To get lucky.
- Hôm nay anh ta gặp may. (He got lucky today.)
- Thiên thời địa lợi nhân hòa: Having the advantages of time, geographical position, and popular support (the right conditions for success).
- Thành công của dự án nhờ thiên thời địa lợi nhân hòa. (The project's success was due to having all the right conditions.)