Definition

1. Noun:
   • Prosperity and decline: A compound noun describing the cyclical nature of rise and fall, flourishing and decaying, often applied to dynasties, nations, businesses, or fortunes.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Lịch sử các triều đại thường ghi lại quy luật thịnh suy. (The history of dynasties often records the law of prosperity and decline.)
  • Mọi công ty đều trải qua chu kỳ thịnh suy. (Every company goes through a cycle of prosperity and decline.)

Advanced Usage

• Used in formal, historical, or philosophical contexts to discuss the inevitable cycles of growth and decay in institutions, eras, or family lineages.

Variants and Related Words

• Thịnh vượng (adj): prosperous, flourishing.
  • Một nền kinh tế thịnh vượng. (A prosperous economy.)
• Suy tàn (v/n): to decline/decay; decline.
  • Sự suy tàn của một đế chế. (The decline of an empire.)

Synonyms

• Rise and fall
• Flourishing and decaying
• Vicissitudes (formal)

Related Idioms

• Thịnh suy bĩ thái: A classical idiom expressing the idea that prosperity and decline, adversity and smoothness, are all part of a natural, revolving cycle.
  • Đời người lắm lúc thịnh suy bĩ thái. (A person's life often has its cycles of prosperity, decline, adversity, and smoothness.)