Definition

1. Verb (transitive):
   • To bestow blessings / to confer fortune: The act of a deity, Buddha, or higher power granting luck, happiness, or divine favor upon a person, often based on superstitious or religious belief.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Trời Phật đã giáng phúc cho gia đình chúng tôi. (Heaven and Buddha have bestowed blessings upon our family.)
  • Người dân cầu nguyện thần linh giáng phúc xuống mùa màng. (The people prayed for the spirits to confer fortune upon the harvest.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is primarily used in formal, literary, or religious contexts. It often implies a top-down action from a divine or supreme entity to humans below.

Variants and Related Words

• Ban phúc (v): to grant blessings. A more common near-synonym.
  • Vị sư cầu nguyện để ban phúc cho dân làng. (The monk prayed to grant blessings to the villagers.)

Synonyms

• To bless: to confer prosperity or happiness.
• To bestow favor: to grant kindness or privilege, especially from a higher power.

Related Idioms

• Giáng phúc giáng họa: to bestow both blessings and calamities. Refers to the perceived power of deities to control fate.
  • Theo tín ngưỡng, thần thánh có quyền giáng phúc giáng họa. (According to belief, the gods have the power to bestow both blessings and calamities.)