Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Satisfied / Contented: A state of having one's desires, expectations, or needs fully met, leading to a feeling of gratification and pleasure.
   • Gratified: To be pleased, especially because a wish or expectation has been fulfilled.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Được tin ấy, ông ấy rất phỉ lòng. (Upon hearing that news, he was very satisfied.)
  • Mong sao mọi việc suôn sẻ để bà cụ phỉ lòng. (I hope everything goes smoothly so the old lady will be content.)
  • Ăn uống phỉ lòng. (To eat and drink to one's full satisfaction.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "phỉ lòng" is formal and literary, often used to describe a deep, profound sense of satisfaction, typically in emotional or moral contexts, rather than simple everyday contentment.

Variants and Related Words

• Phỉ dạ (adj): A direct synonym, identical in meaning and usage to "phỉ lòng."
  • Làm được việc nghĩa, anh ta thấy phỉ dạ. (Having done a righteous deed, he felt deeply gratified.)
• Phỉ chí (adj): To have one's will or ambition satisfied; to be content because a goal has been achieved.
  • Thi đỗ đại học, nó đã phỉ chí. (Passing the university entrance exam, he had his ambition satisfied.)
• Phỉ nguyện (adj): To have one's wish or prayer fulfilled.
  • Cầu mong ước nguyện của cô ấy sớm được phỉ nguyện. (I hope her wish will soon be fulfilled.)

Synonyms

• Satisfied: Fulfilled in one's wishes, expectations, or needs.
• Contented: In a state of peaceful happiness or satisfaction.
• Gratified: Pleased, especially by the fulfillment of a desire.

Related Idioms

• Phỉ lòng phỉ dạ: A reinforcing idiom combining both "phỉ lòng" and "phỉ dạ" to emphasize a state of complete and utter satisfaction.
  • Nghe con kể chuyện thành công, bố mẹ phỉ lòng phỉ dạ. (Listening to their child recount their success, the parents were utterly content.)

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