phước

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
See also: Phước

Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 福. Doublet of phúc.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

phước

  1. (Southern Vietnam) good fortune; good luck; happiness; bliss; felicity

Usage notes[edit]

  • Among the Southern Vietnamese Sino-Vietnamese readings that are still characteristically Southern and did not penetrate into the modern formal written language (like chánh (正), lãnh (領), etc.), thiệt (實), phước and tánh (性), etc.) are probably the few that still have their relevancy, while others, like sanh (生), nhơn (人), thạnh (盛), have mostly lost their ground to their Northern counterpart.
  • Unlike Northern phúc, phước can not be used as an adjective.

See also[edit]

Derived terms
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=phước&oldid=77373903"