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幸福

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Chinese

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

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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

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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 [Pinyin]
    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. [Pinyin]
    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. [Pinyin]
    We all long for a happy life.

Usage notes

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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

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Noun

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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? [Pinyin]
    How can one be happy without success?

Synonyms

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  • (literary, or in compounds) ()

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (幸福):

Others:

Proper noun

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幸福

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

See also

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Japanese

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

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) [kòófúkú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ko̞ːɸɯ̟̊kɯ̟]
  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

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(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

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Synonyms

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Noun

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(こう)(ふく) (kōfukuかうふく (kaufuku)?

  1. happiness

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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References

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  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

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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幸福 (haengbok) (hangeul 행복)

  1. hanja form? of 행복 (happiness)

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

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幸福

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

Adjective

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幸福

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