túc dụng
Definition
Adjective: - Sufficient for one's needs; having enough to live on: Describes a state where one's resources, typically financial or material, are adequate for a comfortable life without being wealthy or excessive. It implies contentment with what one has.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Gia đình anh ấy sống một cuộc sống túc dụng. (His family lives a sufficient life.)
- Tài sản ấy cũng được coi là túc dụng. (That property is also considered sufficient for needs.)
- Ông ấy không giàu, nhưng cũng túc dụng. (He is not rich, but he has enough to live on.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is formal and literary, often used to describe a modest but adequate economic condition. It carries a positive connotation of frugality and satisfaction, contrasting with both poverty and extravagance.
Variants and Related Words
- Túc (adj): sufficient, ample. Often used in classical or compound words.
- Dụng (v/n): to use; use, utility. Found in many compound words related to function or application.
Synonyms
- Sufficient: adequate for needs.
- Adequate: satisfactory or acceptable in quality or quantity.
- Modestly comfortable: having enough for a simple, comfortable life.
Related Idioms
- Túc thực túc dụng: (Literary) To have enough food and enough for use; to be fully self-sufficient and content.
- Mong ước của ông là được sống đời túc thực túc dụng. (His wish is to live a life of complete sufficiency.)