rồng mây
Definition
- Noun:
- Auspicious success; a fortunate encounter: A literary and archaic term describing a highly favorable situation or a serendipitous meeting, often implying a perfect alignment of circumstances leading to success.
- Dragon and clouds: The literal meaning refers to the mythical dragon and clouds, symbolizing a majestic and harmonious pairing, which is the basis for the figurative meaning of a fortunate conjunction.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Gặp được thầy giỏi, đúng là rồng mây gặp hội. (Meeting a great teacher is truly a fortunate encounter under perfect circumstances.)
- Câu chuyện cổ tích kể về cuộc gặp gỡ rồng mây. (The fairy tale tells of an auspicious dragon-and-clouds meeting.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is almost exclusively used in the fixed idiom "rồng mây gặp hội", which means "the dragon meets the clouds on a propitious occasion." This idiom signifies a rare and perfect opportunity where talent (the dragon) meets the ideal conditions (the clouds) to achieve great success.
- Với tài năng ấy, giờ chỉ chờ rồng mây gặp hội mà thôi. (With that talent, now one only waits for the perfect opportunity to arise.)
Variants and Related Words
- Gặp hội (v): to encounter a favorable opportunity.
- Anh ấy đã gặp hội để thể hiện tài năng. (He encountered the chance to show his talent.)
Synonyms
- Fortunate encounter: A lucky or timely meeting.
- Auspicious occasion: A promising and favorable event.
- Serendipity: The occurrence of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way.
Related Idioms
- Rồng mây gặp hội: (As detailed above) The set phrase conveying the core meaning of a perfect, fortunate convergence.
- Cuộc hợp tác thành công rực rỡ, đúng nghĩa rồng mây gặp hội. (The collaboration was brilliantly successful, a true case of perfect conditions meeting great talent.)