lộc
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
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.
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
- kind of deer
- lộc nhungtender horn of a deer