phúc phận

Definition

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 là do phúc phận. (One's life is determined by their share of blessed happiness.)
- Bà ấy có phúc phận lớn, con cháu đều thành đạt và hiếu thảo. (She has a great lot of happiness, with all her children and grandchildren being successful and filial.)
- Anh đừng oán trách, đó là 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 là 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

Related Idioms and Expressions

Phúc phận mỏng: To have a thin or meager share of happiness; to be unlucky in life.
- Cô ấy phúc phận mỏng, sớm mồ côi và 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 bà đang hưởng phúc phận những năm tháng an nhàn. (The elderly lady is enjoying her allotted happiness in her peaceful years.)