hanh thông
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
- 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.)