y nguyện
Definition
- Adjective:
- As desired / As wished: Describes a state or outcome that perfectly matches one's original hopes, intentions, or prayers. It implies fulfillment and satisfaction.
- According to one's will: Indicates that something has happened or been carried out in exact accordance with a person's expressed or heartfelt desire.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Mọi việc diễn ra y nguyện. (Everything happened as desired.)
- Cô ấy đã có một cuộc sống y nguyện. (She has had a life as she wished.)
- Kết quả thi đậu khiến cậu ấy vui sướng vì mọi thứ đều y nguyện. (Passing the exam made him overjoyed because everything went according to his wish.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is formal and literary, often used in written contexts or solemn speech to describe a deeply fulfilled wish, sometimes with a spiritual or profound connotation.
- It can describe both major life outcomes and specific situational results.
Variants and Related Words
- Ước nguyện (n): a wish, an aspiration.
- Ước nguyện của anh ấy là trở thành bác sĩ. (His aspiration is to become a doctor.)
- Tâm nguyện (n): a heartfelt wish or vow, often sincere and profound.
- Tâm nguyện cuối đời của ông là được về quê. (His final heartfelt wish was to return to his homeland.)
Synonyms
- As hoped: Corresponding to one's hopes.
- As intended: Matching one's original intention.
- Fulfilled: Satisfied or achieved completely.
Related Idioms
- Được như ý nguyện: to get one's wish; to have one's desire fulfilled.
- Cuối cùng cô ấy cũng được như ý nguyện. (Finally, she got her wish.)
- Toại nguyện: to be satisfied; to have one's wishes gratified. (This is a close synonym, often used interchangeably with "y nguyện").
- Sau nhiều năm nỗ lực, ước mơ của ông đã toại nguyện. (After many years of effort, his dream was gratified.)