Definition

1. Noun:

   • A bud; a new shoot (of a plant): A small growth on a plant that develops into a leaf, flower, or branch.
   • Prosperity, blessings, or good fortune (bestowed by a deity or heaven): Benefits, wealth, or success considered to be granted by a spiritual or divine source.
   • Emoluments, salary, or benefits (of a mandarin/official): The salary, perks, or stipend associated with a government position, especially in historical contexts.

2. Noun (less common):

   • A kind of deer: Refers to a deer species.
   • The tender horn of a deer (velvet): The soft, growing antler of a deer, used in traditional medicine.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Bud):
  • Cây cối bắt đầu nẩy lộc vào mùa xuân. (The trees begin to bud in spring.)
• Noun (Blessings/Prosperity):
  • Mọi người đi chùa cầu mong tài lộc. (People go to the temple to pray for wealth and prosperity.)
  • Đây là lộc thần ban. (This is a blessing bestowed by the deity.)
• Noun (Official's benefits):
  • Vị quan đó được hưởng bổng lộc hậu hĩnh. (That mandarin received a generous salary and benefits.)

Advanced Usage

• "lộc non": young buds; tender shoots.
  • Bánh chưng thường gói với lá dong và điểm thêm vài cái lộc non. (Chung cake is often wrapped with dong leaves and garnished with a few young buds.)
• "phúc lộc": happiness and prosperity; good fortune and benefits.
  • Chúc ông bà một năm mới đầy phúc lộc. (I wish you a new year full of happiness and prosperity.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tài lộc (n): wealth and prosperity; fortune.
  • Cửa hàng mới mang lại nhiều tài lộc. (The new shop brings much wealth and prosperity.)
• Bổng lộc (n): salary and perquisites (of an official).
  • Bổng lộc của một viên chức. (The emoluments of an official.)
• Lộc nhung (n): deer velvet; the tender horn of a deer.
  • Lộc nhung được dùng trong một số bài thuốc Đông y. (Deer velvet is used in some traditional Eastern medicine remedies.)

Synonyms

• Bud: a compact growth on a plant.
• Prosperity: the state of being successful and thriving.
• Blessing: a beneficial thing for which one is grateful; a gift from God or a deity.
• Emolument: a salary, fee, or profit from employment or office.

Related Idioms

• Lộc trời: heaven-sent blessings; windfall.
  • Xem của rơi như lộc trời. (To consider found money as a heaven-sent blessing.)
• Ăn lộc: to enjoy the benefits (of a position or someone's generosity).
  • Ăn lộc của dân, phải lo cho dân. (Enjoying the people's benefits, one must care for the people.)
• Đâm chồi nẩy lộc: to sprout buds and shoots; to flourish, to thrive.
  • Công ty mới thành lập đã đâm chồi nẩy lộc. (The newly established company has already begun to flourish.)

noun

1. (bot) bud
   • nẩy lộc
     to be in bud

noun

1. kind of deer
   • lộc nhung
     tender horn of a deer