幸福

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Chinese

fortunate; lucky
good fortune; happiness; luck
good fortune; happiness; luck; Fujian province (abbrev.); surname
 
simp. and trad.
(幸福)
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Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 2/2
Initial () (33) (1)
Final () (117) (4)
Tone (調) Rising (X) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () II III
Fanqie
Baxter heangX pjuwk
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ɦˠɛŋX/ /pɨuk̚/
Pan
Wuyun
/ɦᵚæŋX/ /piuk̚/
Shao
Rongfen
/ɣɐŋX/ /piuk̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ɦəɨjŋX/ /puwk̚/
Li
Rong
/ɣɛŋX/ /piuk̚/
Wang
Li
/ɣæŋX/ /pĭuk̚/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/ɣæŋX/ /pi̯uk̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
hèng fu
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
hang6 fuk1

Adjective

幸福

  1. (of one's life, circumstances, etc.) blessed and satisfactory; consummate; joyful; (of a person) living a blessed and contented life
    幸福  ―  Zhù nǐ xìngfú.  ―  Wish you happiness.
    幸福家庭  ―  xìngfú de jiātíng  ―  happy family
    幸福童年  ―  xìngfú de tóngnián  ―  happy childhood
    幸福婚姻  ―  xìngfú de hūnyīn  ―  happy marriage
    從此幸福快樂日子 [MSC, trad.]
    从此幸福快乐日子 [MSC, simp.]
    cóngcǐ guòzhe xìngfú kuàilè de rìzi
    to live happily ever after
    單身可以幸福 [MSC, trad.]
    单身可以幸福 [MSC, simp.]
    Dānshēn yě kěyǐ hěn xìngfú.
    A single life can also be a happy one.
    我們嚮往幸福生活 [MSC, trad.]
    我们向往幸福生活 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒmen dōu xiàngwǎng xìngfú de shēnghuó.
    We all long for a happy life.

Usage notes

The meaning of this word is difficult to render accurately in English. It is typically glossed as “happy; happiness” in dictionaries, however, a sharp distinction between 幸福 and some of the other words for “happy” is made in Chinese.

Xingfu typically refers to a state of long-term happiness with one's life, and implies having a loving family, spouse, or a sense of general well-being. This is in contrast to words such as 開心开心 (kāixīn) and 快樂快乐 (kuàilè), which refer to a state of fleeting happiness, or a relatively short elevation in mood that comes with certain news, event, activity, etc.

Derived terms

Noun

幸福

  1. sense of contentment stemming from having a blessed and fulfilled life; blissful life or living circumstances; happiness
    幸福幸福  ―  shài xìngfú  ―  to show off one's moments of happiness (on social media)
    婚姻幸福  ―  hūnyīn xìngfú  ―  to have a happy marriage
    追求幸福  ―  zhuīqiú xìngfú  ―  to pursue happiness
    創造幸福创造幸福  ―  chuàngzào xìngfú  ―  to create happiness in life
    一點一滴幸福一点一滴幸福  ―  yīdiǎnyīdī de xìngfú  ―  every little bits of happiness in life
    沒有成功幸福 [MSC, trad.]
    没有成功幸福 [MSC, simp.]
    Méiyǒu chénggōng, nǎ lái de xìngfú?
    How can one be happy without success?

Synonyms

  • (literary, or in compounds) ()

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (幸福):

Others:

Proper noun

幸福

  1. () An urban village in Tamsui district, New Taipei, Taiwan

See also

Japanese

Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: 3
ふく
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
幸福 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) (Heiban – )[1]
  • IPA(key):
  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

(こう)(ふく) (kōfukuかうふく (kaufuku)?-na (adnominal (こう)(ふく) (kōfuku na), adverbial (こう)(ふく) (kōfuku ni))

  1. happy

Inflection

Synonyms

Noun

(こう)(ふく) (kōfukuかうふく (kaufuku)?

  1. happiness

Synonyms

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

幸福 (haengbok) (hangeul 행복)

  1. hanja form? of 행복 (happiness)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

幸福

  1. chữ Hán form of hạnh phúc (happiness).

Adjective

幸福

  1. chữ Hán form of hạnh phúc (happy).