Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Prosperous, Thriving: Describes a state of strong growth, success, and good fortune. It is often used for businesses, periods of time, or families that are flourishing and doing very well.
   • Strong, Vigorous: Can describe something that is at its peak or most potent state, such as a strong fire or a robust life force.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Công ty của họ đang làm ăn rất vượng. (Their company's business is very prosperous.)
  • Ngọn lửa đang cháy vượng. (The fire is burning strong/vigorously.)
  • Thời kỳ vượng nhất của triều đại đó. (The most prosperous period of that dynasty.)

Advanced Usage

• "vượng khí": thriving energy/aura. A term often used in geomancy (phong thủy) to describe a prosperous and positive energy flow in a place.

  • Ngôi nhà này có vượng khí tốt. (This house has good, thriving energy.)

• "hưng vượng": flourishing and prosperous. A compound word emphasizing strong prosperity and development.

  • Mong đất nước ngày càng hưng vượng. (Wishing for the country to become increasingly prosperous.)

Variants and Related Words

• Thịnh vượng (adj): prosperous, affluent. A very common synonym with a similar meaning.

  • Một nền kinh tế thịnh vượng. (A prosperous economy.)

• Phát vượng (v): to prosper, to thrive (often for business).

  • Cửa hàng mới mở đã phát vượng. (The newly opened store has already prospered.)

Synonyms

• Prosperous: Having success and financial good fortune.
• Thriving: Growing and developing well.
• Flourishing: Growing healthily and successfully.
• Booming: Experiencing a period of great prosperity.

Related Idioms

• "Lửa vượng thêm dầu": Literally "adding oil to a strong fire". It means to intensify an already strong situation, often negatively, like adding fuel to the fire.

  • Đừng tranh cãi nữa, khác nào lửa vượng thêm dầu. (Stop arguing, it's like adding fuel to the fire.)

• "Vượng phu ích tử": A traditional phrase describing a woman who brings prosperity to her husband and benefits to her children.

  • Người ta thường nói bà ấy là người vượng phu ích tử. (People often say she is a woman who brings prosperity to her husband and benefits her children.)

adj

1. prosperous, thriving