phúc phận

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Definition
  1. Noun:
    • Share of happiness one was blessed with; lot of happiness: Refers to the portion of good fortune, happiness, or blessings a person is believed to be allotted in life, often based on traditional or fatalistic beliefs about destiny.
    • Fate; destiny (in terms of happiness and fortune): Denotes one's predetermined lot or destiny, specifically concerning personal happiness and well-being.
Usage Examples
  • Noun:
    • Con người ta sống ở đời do phúc phận. (One's life is determined by their share of blessed happiness.)
    • ấy phúc phận lớn, con cháu đều thành đạt hiếu thảo. (She has a great lot of happiness, with all her children and grandchildren being successful and filial.)
    • Anh đừng oán trách, đó phúc phận của mình rồi. (Don't complain; that is your destined fortune.)
Advanced Usage
  • The concept is often used in a philosophical or reflective context to discuss contentment, acceptance of one's life circumstances, or to explain varying degrees of personal happiness.
    • Sống biết đủ biết hưởng phúc phận của mình. (To live knowing what is enough is to know how to enjoy one's allotted happiness.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Phúc (n): happiness, blessing, good fortune.
    • Làm việc thiện để tích phúc. (Do good deeds to accumulate good fortune.)
  • Phận (n): lot, destiny, portion in life.
    • Số phận của mỗi người thật khác nhau. (The destiny of each person is truly different.)
Synonyms
  • Lot: A person's fortune or destiny.
  • Portion: A share or part of something, like happiness.
  • Destiny: The predetermined course of events in one's life.
Related Idioms and Expressions
  • Phúc phận mỏng: To have a thin or meager share of happiness; to be unlucky in life.
    • ấy phúc phận mỏng, sớm mồ côi cuộc sống nhiều vất vả. (She has a meager share of happiness, being orphaned early and facing a life of many hardships.)
  • Hưởng phúc phận: To enjoy one's allotted happiness.
    • Cụ đang hưởng phúc phận những năm tháng an nhàn. (The elderly lady is enjoying her allotted happiness in her peaceful years.)
  1. Share of happiness one was blessed with