phước lành
Definition
- Noun:
- Blessing: A beneficial thing or event that is believed to be a gift from a divine source, bringing happiness, good fortune, or protection.
- Benediction: A formal invocation of divine blessing, often at the end of a religious ceremony.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Sức khỏe là một phước lành quý giá. (Health is a precious blessing.)
- Vị linh mục ban phước lành cho giáo dân. (The priest gives a benediction to the congregation.)
- Nhận được sự giúp đỡ của họ đúng là một phước lành. (Receiving their help was truly a blessing.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used in religious and spiritual contexts but can be extended to secular situations to describe any great benefit or piece of good fortune.
- Đứa trẻ mới sinh là một phước lành cho cả gia đình. (The newborn child is a blessing for the whole family.)
Variants and Related Words
- Phước (n): fortune, luck, merit (often spiritual or karmic). This is the root component meaning "blessing" or "good fortune."
- Lành (adj): good, benign, favorable, peaceful. This component emphasizes the positive, wholesome, and benevolent nature of the blessing.
- Phước đức (n): virtue, merit, blessedness; often refers to accumulated good deeds or spiritual merit.
Synonyms
- Blessing: A gift from God or a fortunate event.
- Benediction: A formal blessing.
- Boon: A thing that is helpful or beneficial.
Related Idioms
- Hồng phúc: great blessing or grace (often from ancestors or heaven).
- Cả dòng họ được hưởng hồng phúc. (The whole lineage enjoys great grace.)
- Phước nhà: the collective blessing or good fortune of a family.
- Nhờ có phước nhà mà mọi việc suôn sẻ. (Thanks to the family's blessing, everything went smoothly.)