Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Long-lived, having a long life: "trường thọ" describes a person or sometimes an entity that lives or exists for a very long time, reaching an advanced age.
   • Longevity: It can also refer to the state or characteristic of being long-lived.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Ông bà tôi rất trường thọ. (My grandparents are very long-lived.)
  • Chúc cụ một trăm tuổi trường thọ! (I wish you a long life of one hundred years!)
  • Sự trường thọ là một phước lành. (Longevity is a blessing.)

Advanced Usage

• "sống trường thọ": to live a long life.
  • Bí quyết để sống trường thọ là có một lối sống lành mạnh. (The secret to living a long life is having a healthy lifestyle.)
• Often used in formal wishes, blessings, or celebratory contexts, especially for elderly people.
  • Lời chúc trường thọ thường được dùng trong dịp mừng thọ. (Wishes for longevity are often used on longevity celebration occasions.)

Variants and Related Words

• Trường tồn (adj): Eternal, everlasting (often for non-living things like ideas, monuments).
  • Tình bạn của họ mãi trường tồn. (Their friendship is everlasting.)
• Thọ (n/adj): Age, longevity; long-lived. (A root word within "trường thọ").
  • Đại thọ (n): Great old age, advanced age.
• Sống lâu (verb phrase): To live long. (A more common, colloquial equivalent).

Synonyms

• Sống lâu: To live long.
• Trường niên: Long-lived (less common, more literary).
• Trường thịnh: Long-lasting and prosperous (emphasizes both duration and prosperity).

Related Phrases and Idioms

• Phúc như Đông Hải, thọ tỷ Nam Sơn: (Idiom) Happiness is as vast as the Eastern Sea, longevity rivals the Southern Mountain. A traditional blessing for immense happiness and long life.
• Mừng thọ: To celebrate a longevity birthday (often for elderly people, like 70th, 80th, 90th birthdays).
  • Cả gia đình tổ chức lễ mừng thọ cho ông nội. (The whole family organized a longevity celebration for grandfather.)

adj

1. long-lived