hung phương

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • Inauspicious direction / Ominous direction: A direction or orientation considered to be unlucky, harmful, or associated with bad fortune, often used in traditional geomancy or folk belief.
    • Critical condition of two patients: In a specific medical context, it can refer to a situation where two people are both seriously ill.
Usage Examples
  • Noun:
    • Thầy phong thủy nói cửa chính nhà này quay về hung phương. (The feng shui master said the main door of this house faces an inauspicious direction.)
    • Hai bệnh nhân đều trong tình trạng nguy kịch, đúng là cảnh hung phương. (Both patients are in critical condition, truly a situation of "hung phương".)
Advanced Usage
  • This term is specialized and is primarily found in contexts related to traditional East Asian cosmology (e.g., feng shui, geomancy) or in classical/literary descriptions of dire situations.
Variants and Related Words
  • Cát phương (n): Auspicious direction; the opposite of "hung phương".
    • Nên đặt bàn làm việc ở cát phương. (You should place your desk in an auspicious direction.)
Synonyms
  • Unlucky direction: A direction believed to bring bad luck.
  • Ill-omened orientation: An alignment considered portentous of misfortune.
Related Concepts
  • Phong thủy (n): Feng shui; the Chinese philosophical system of harmonizing with the surrounding environment.
  • Hướng xấu (n): Bad direction; a more common, general term for an unfavorable direction.