thuận cảnh
Definition
- Noun:
- A favorable or harmonious family situation: Refers specifically to a domestic environment characterized by peace, happiness, mutual understanding, and prosperity among family members.
- A favorable or prosperous circumstance: More broadly, it can describe a situation where conditions are advantageous, smooth, and conducive to success, akin to "having the wind in one's sails."
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Gia đình họ rất thuận cảnh. (Their family is very harmonious and prosperous.)
- Nhờ thuận cảnh, công việc kinh doanh của anh ấy phát triển nhanh chóng. (Thanks to favorable circumstances, his business developed rapidly.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used in a congratulatory or aspirational context when describing family life or general life conditions. It implies not just the absence of conflict but the presence of positive, supportive conditions.
Variants and Related Words
Thuận hòa (adj): harmonious, amicable.
- Một gia đình thuận hòa. (A harmonious family.)
Thịnh vượng (adj): prosperous, thriving.
- Một tương lai thịnh vượng. (A prosperous future.)
Synonyms
- Harmony: A state of peaceful agreement and cooperation.
- Prosperity: The state of being successful and having good fortune.
- Favorable conditions: Circumstances that are advantageous.
Related Idioms
Thuận buồm xuôi gió: Literally "favorable sails and tailwinds," meaning everything goes smoothly and without hindrance.
- Công việc thuận buồm xuôi gió. (The work is plain sailing.)
Ấm no, hạnh phúc: Warm, well-fed, and happy; describing a content and secure life.
- Mong muốn một cuộc sống ấm no, hạnh phúc. (To desire a life of comfort and happiness.)