muôn sự
Definition
- 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.)