Definition

1. Noun Phrase:
   • All things / everything / all matters: A classical and literary Vietnamese phrase meaning "all affairs," "all matters," or "everything." It refers to the entirety of situations, tasks, or concerns in a broad, often philosophical or formal context.

Usage Examples

• Noun Phrase:
  • Muôn sự khởi đầu nan. (All things are difficult at the beginning.)
  • Cầu mong muôn sự bình an. (I pray for peace in all matters.)
  • Muôn sự nhờ anh. (Everything relies on you.)

Advanced Usage

• The phrase is often used in proverbs, blessings, wishes, and formal or poetic contexts to express a universal or comprehensive scope.

Variants and Related Words

• Mọi việc (n): A more common and modern synonym meaning "all work" or "everything."

  • Mọi việc đã xong. (Everything is finished.)

• Bách sự (n): An archaic, Sino-Vietnamese term also meaning "a hundred things" or "all matters," used in similar classical contexts.

Synonyms

• Everything: all things.
• All matters: all affairs or concerns.
• All endeavors: all activities or undertakings.

Related Idioms

• Muôn sự như ý: May all things go as desired (a common blessing or wish).

  • Chúc bạn năm mới muôn sự như ý. (I wish you a new year where all things go as desired.)

• Muôn sự tùy duyên: All things depend on fate/conditions (a philosophical saying about accepting circumstances).

  • Hãy sống an nhiên, muôn sự tùy duyên. (Live peacefully, all things depend on conditions.)