phù hộ
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
- Verb:
- To protect and support; to bless: The primary meaning of "phù hộ" refers to the benevolent, supernatural assistance or protective blessing provided by a deity, spirit, or ancestor towards a person or group. It implies watching over and aiding from a spiritual realm.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Cầu mong ông bà phù hộ cho con cháu. (I pray that our ancestors bless and protect their descendants.)
- Người dân tin rằng vị thần sẽ phù hộ cho ngôi làng. (The people believe the deity will protect and support the village.)
- Đi lễ để cầu thần phù hộ. (To go to the temple to pray for the deity's support.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is almost exclusively used in spiritual, religious, or superstitious contexts. It is not used for everyday, secular help between people.
- It often carries a sense of granting safety, good fortune, and success through divine intervention.
Variants and Related Words
- Độ trì (v): A Buddhist term meaning to protect and deliver from suffering; to bless. It is very similar to "phù hộ" but with a stronger doctrinal connotation.
- Cầu Phật độ trì. (Pray for the Buddha's blessing and protection.)
- Che chở (v): To shelter, to protect. This is a general term for physical or metaphorical protection without the mandatory spiritual connotation of "phù hộ."
- Cha mẹ luôn che chở cho con cái. (Parents always protect their children.)
Synonyms
- To bless: To confer divine favor or protection.
- To watch over: To guard or protect lovingly.
- To protect (supernaturally): To defend from harm through spiritual means.
Related Concepts
- Cầu phù hộ: To pray for blessing/support. This is a common phrase indicating the action of asking for divine "phù hộ."
- Họ đến đền thờ để cầu phù hộ. (They went to the temple to pray for blessing.)
- The concept is central to many Vietnamese folk beliefs and practices, where ancestors and local deities are regularly asked for "phù hộ" in health, business, and life endeavors.
- support
- Đi lễ để cầu thần phù hộTo make offerings to a deity to win his support