Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Easy; flowing; smooth; unobstructed: Describes a situation, process, or matter that proceeds without difficulty, smoothly, and successfully.
   • Prosperous; fortunate; auspicious: Describes a state of good luck, success, and favorable development.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Công việc làm ăn của anh ấy năm nay rất hanh thông. (His business affairs this year are very smooth and prosperous.)
  • Mong cho mọi việc đều hanh thông. (I wish for all matters to proceed smoothly.)
  • Nhờ có sự chuẩn bị kỹ lưỡng, dự án diễn ra hanh thông. (Thanks to thorough preparation, the project proceeded smoothly.)

Advanced Usage

• "Vạn sự hanh thông": A common blessing meaning "May ten thousand things go smoothly," often used during Lunar New Year (Tết) to wish for general success and good fortune in all endeavors.
  • Chúc gia đình bạn một năm mới vạn sự hanh thông. (I wish your family a new year where all things go smoothly.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hanh (亨, in compound words): Often relates to smoothness and success, as seen in the word's etymology.
• Thông (通): Means "to go through," "unobstructed," or "to understand." It contributes the meaning of smooth passage to the compound.
• Hanh thông thuận lợi: A common four-character idiom reinforcing the meaning of smoothness and favorable conditions.

Synonyms

• Thuận lợi: Favorable; advantageous.
• Trôi chảy: Flowing smoothly; going well.
• Suôn sẻ: Smooth; without a hitch.
• Phát đạt: Prosperous; thriving.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• "Bước đường hanh thông": A smooth and successful path or journey.
  • Chúc bạn bước đường sự nghiệp luôn hanh thông. (I wish you a consistently smooth and successful career path.)
• "Công danh hanh thông": Success and smooth progress in one's career and reputation.
  • Người ta thường chúc nhau công danh hanh thông. (People often wish each other smooth success in career and fame.)

adj

1. easy; flowing