có phúc
Definition
- Adjective:
- To be blessed, to be fortunate: To have good luck, happiness, or divine favor, often perceived as a reward for good deeds or virtuous living, sometimes inherited from ancestors.
- To be lucky: To experience favorable circumstances.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Gia đình anh ấy thật có phúc. (His family is truly blessed.)
- Người có phúc thường gặp nhiều may mắn. (A fortunate person often encounters much luck.)
- Sống lương thiện ắt sẽ có phúc. (Living virtuously will surely bring blessings.)
Advanced Usage
- "Phúc đức tại mẫu": A proverb meaning "Virtue and blessings come from the mother," highlighting the traditional belief in the mother's moral influence on the family's fortune.
- Người xưa thường nói phúc đức tại mẫu. (The ancients often said virtue and blessings come from the mother.)
- "Ăn ở có phúc": To live and act in a way that accumulates merit and brings blessings.
- Cụ bà ăn ở có phúc nên con cháu đều thành đạt. (The old lady lived virtuously and accumulated blessings, so all her children and grandchildren are successful.)
Variants and Related Words
- Phúc (n): Blessing, good fortune, happiness. The core noun from which "có phúc" is derived.
- Chúc ông bà nhiều phúc lộc. (I wish you [grandparents] abundant blessings and prosperity.)
- Phúc hậu (adj): Kind-hearted, benevolent (describing a person's character).
- Bà ấy là người rất phúc hậu. (She is a very kind-hearted person.)
- Vô phúc (adj): Unblessed, unfortunate, ill-fated. The antonym of "có phúc".
- Thật vô phúc! (How unfortunate!)
Synonyms
- May mắn: Lucky, fortunate. (Focuses more on chance and luck.)
- Hạnh phúc: Happy. (Focuses more on the state of joy and contentment.)
- Được phù hộ: To be protected/guarded (by a divine power).
Related Idioms
- "Phúc bất trùng lai, họa vô đơn chí": Blessings do not come in pairs, but misfortunes never come singly. (Meaning good fortune is rare, but trouble often comes in multiples.)
- Sau tai nạn, ốm đau liên miên, đúng là phúc bất trùng lai, họa vô đơn chí. (After the accident, he was sick continuously; truly, blessings do not come in pairs, but misfortunes never come singly.)
- "Có phúc có phần": To have one's share of blessings/fortune.
- Anh ta làm việc chăm chỉ nên có phúc có phần. (He works hard, so he has his share of good fortune.)