Definition

1. Adverbial phrase:
   • When fortune smiles upon you, when you are favoured by fortune: A phrase used to describe a moment or period when one is lucky, successful, or experiences favorable circumstances.

Usage Examples

• Adverbial phrase:
  • Khi nên trời cũng chiều người. (When fortune smiles upon you, even heaven favors you.)
  • Anh ấy gặp được cơ hội tốt khi nên. (He encountered a great opportunity when fortune was on his side.)

Advanced Usage

• This phrase is primarily used in a literary or proverbial context to comment on favorable turns of fate or luck. It often carries a sense that success is partly due to fortunate timing or circumstance beyond mere effort.

Variants and Related Words

• Gặp vận: To have good luck, to be in a lucky streak.
  • Anh ta đang gặp vận trong công việc. (He is having a lucky streak in his work.)
• Thời vận: Fortune, luck (often referring to a period).
  • Thời vận của anh ấy đang lên. (His fortune is rising.)

Synonyms

• Lúc may mắn: When (one is) lucky.
• Khi gặp thời: When encountering a favorable time/opportunity.

Related Idioms

• "Khi nên trời cũng chiều người": A complete proverb meaning "When fortune smiles, even heaven favors you." It emphasizes how everything seems to align for a person during a lucky period.

1. When fortune smiles upon you, when you are favoured by fortune