gặp hội
Definition
- Noun:
- A fortunate opportunity / a lucky chance: The phrase "gặp hội" refers to encountering a favorable circumstance or a stroke of good luck that presents an advantageous opening.
- To meet with a good opportunity: It describes the instance of coming across a timely and beneficial situation.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Anh ấy gặp hội để phát triển sự nghiệp. (He encountered a great opportunity to develop his career.)
- Công ty gặp hội mở rộng thị trường. (The company met with a good chance to expand its market.)
Advanced Usage
- The phrase is often used to describe a serendipitous or timely chance that is not actively sought but is fortunately encountered.
Variants and Related Words
- Gặp dịp (v): to encounter an occasion or opportunity. This is a direct synonym.
- Cô ấy gặp dịp đi du lịch nước ngoài. (She got the chance to travel abroad.)
Synonyms
- To come across a chance: To find an opportunity unexpectedly.
- To have a lucky break: To experience a piece of good fortune.
Related Idioms
- Gặp thời: to meet the right time; to be in a favorable period.
- Nhà kinh doanh đó đang gặp thời. (That businessperson is in a favorable period.)
- Thiên thời địa lợi nhân hòa: having the advantages of time, terrain, and popular support; often used to describe an ideal, opportune situation.