Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Auspicious; propitious; favorable: "cát tường" describes something that is considered a good omen, bringing or indicating good luck, fortune, and happiness. It is a formal and literary term, often used in traditional or ceremonial contexts.
   • Beneficial; fortunate: It can also refer to something that is beneficial and brings favorable outcomes.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Màu đỏ được coi là màu cát tường trong văn hóa Việt Nam. (The color red is considered an auspicious color in Vietnamese culture.)
  • Họ chọn ngày cát tường để tổ chức lễ cưới. (They chose an auspicious day to hold the wedding ceremony.)
  • Chim én thường được xem là điềm cát tường, báo hiệu mùa xuân. (Swallows are often seen as a good omen, heralding spring.)

Advanced Usage

• "điềm cát tường": an auspicious sign or a good omen.
  • Tiếng chim hót vào buổi sáng được nhiều người tin là điềm cát tường. (The sound of birds singing in the morning is believed by many to be a good omen.)
• Used in formal blessings, wishes, or names of places and institutions to convey blessings of prosperity and good fortune.
  • Tên của ngôi chùa có ý nghĩa cát tường. (The name of the pagoda has an auspicious meaning.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cát (adj/n): Literally means "good fortune" or "lucky." It is a root word in "cát tường."
• Cát triệu (n): A synonym meaning "auspicious sign" or "good omen." (As noted in the reference: "Nh. Cát triệu.")
• Lành (adj): Means "good," "benign," or "safe." It is a more common and general term for something favorable.
• Tốt lành (adj): Means "good and benign" or "wholesome." It is less formal than "cát tường."

Synonyms

• Tốt lành: Good, wholesome.
• May mắn: Lucky, fortunate.
• Thuận lợi: Favorable, advantageous (often for conditions or situations).

Related Phrases and Idioms

• "Vạn sự cát tường": A common traditional blessing meaning "May ten thousand things be auspicious" or "All the best."
  • Chúc bạn một năm mới vạn sự cát tường. (I wish you a new year of all the best and good fortune.)
• "Phước lành": Blessing (combining concepts of fortune and goodness).
  • Cầu mong những phước lành cát tường đến với gia đình. (May auspicious blessings come to the family.)

1. Favorable; good omen