phúc lộc

Definition

Noun:
- Happiness and wealth, blessings and prosperity: "Phúc lộc" refers to the dual concepts of good fortune (happiness, blessings) and material abundance (wealth, prosperity). It signifies a state of complete well-being.

Usage Examples

Noun:
- Chúc ông bà một năm mới đầy đủ phúc lộc. (I wish you a new year full of happiness and wealth.)
- Gia đình anh ấy luôn được hưởng phúc lộc. (His family always enjoys blessings and prosperity.)
- Cổ nhân thường nói về sự cân bằng giữa phúc và lộc. (The ancients often spoke about the balance between blessings and material fortune.)

Advanced Usage

"Phúc lộc vẹn toàn" / "Phúc lộc song toàn": To have both blessings and prosperity in full measure; to enjoy complete happiness and wealth.
- Mong rằng cụ sẽ sống lâu trăm tuổi, phúc lộc vẹn toàn. (I hope you live to be a hundred years old, enjoying complete happiness and wealth.)
"Hưởng phúc lộc": To enjoy blessings and prosperity.
- Con cháu hiền thảo là để hưởng phúc lộc của tổ tiên. (Filial children are meant to enjoy the blessings and prosperity from their ancestors.)

Variants and Related Words

Phúc (n): Blessing, happiness, good fortune. Often refers to non-material well-being.
- Phúc đức: Virtue and blessings.
Lộc (n): Material prosperity, wealth, emolument. Often refers to salary, benefits, or material gains.
- Bổng lộc: Salary and perks.
Phước lộc (n): A common variant with the same meaning as "phúc lộc". ("Phước" is a Southern Vietnamese pronunciation variant of "phúc").

Synonyms

Related Idioms

"Phúc như Đông Hải, lộc tỷ Nam Sơn": (Blessings are as vast as the Eastern Sea, prosperity is as high as the Southern Mountain.) A traditional congratulatory phrase wishing someone immense and enduring blessings and wealth.
- Chúc mừng năm mới, phúc như Đông Hải, lộc tỷ Nam Sơn. (Happy New Year, may your blessings be as vast as the Eastern Sea and your prosperity as high as the Southern Mountain.)
"Có phúc có lộc": To be blessed with both happiness and material fortune.
- Người sống tốt ắt sẽ có phúc có lộc. (A person who lives well will surely be blessed with both happiness and material fortune.)