tác phúc
Definition
- Verb:
- To bestow favors: To grant benefits, kindness, or special advantages to others, often from a position of perceived power or benevolence.
- To do good: To perform acts of charity or kindness, often with a connotation of doing so to gain merit or moral credit.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Ông chủ giàu có thường tác phúc cho dân làng. (The wealthy landlord often bestows favors upon the villagers.)
- Bà ấy tin rằng tác phúc sẽ mang lại may mắn. (She believes that doing good will bring good fortune.)
- Hành động đó không phải vì lòng tốt mà chỉ là tác phúc. (That action wasn't out of genuine kindness but merely to bestow a favor.)
Advanced Usage
- The term can carry a nuanced, sometimes slightly negative or condescending implication, suggesting the act is performed to assert one's superior position or to gain spiritual/ social credit rather than from pure altruism.
- It is often used in historical or literary contexts and may sound somewhat archaic in modern conversation.
Variants and Related Words
- Làm phúc (v): To do a good deed, to show charity. A more common, neutral synonym.
- Anh ấy làm phúc bằng cách giúp đỡ người vô gia cư. (He does good by helping the homeless.)
Synonyms
- To confer benefits: To grant advantages or gifts.
- To dispense favors: To distribute acts of kindness, often selectively.
- To perform charitable acts: To do things for the benefit of others.
Related Idioms
- While "tác phúc" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, the concept relates to proverbs about virtue and reward, such as the idea that "làm phúc đức" (doing virtuous deeds) leads to a blessed life.
verb
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to bestow faverurs, to do good
