phước

See also: Phước

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 福. Doublet of phúc.

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [fɨək̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [fɨək̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [fɨək̚˦˥]

Noun edit

phước

(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.

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