幸福

Chinese

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

Pronunciation



Rime
Character 幸 福
Reading # 1/1 2/2
Initial (聲) 匣 (33) 幫 (1)
Final (韻) 耕 (117) 屋 (4)
Tone (調) Rising (X) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division (等) II III
Fanqie 胡耿切 方六切
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/
Bernard
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
    祝你幸福。  ―  Zhù nǐ xìngfú.  ―  Wish you happiness.
    幸福的家庭  ―  xìngfú de jiātíng  ―  happy family
    幸福的童年  ―  xìngfú de tóngnián  ―  happy childhood
    幸福的婚姻  ―  xìngfú de hūnyīn  ―  happy marriage
    從此過著幸福快樂的日子 [MSC, trad.]
    从此过着幸福快乐的日子 [MSC, simp.]
    cóngcǐ guòzhe xìngfú kuàilè de rìzi [Pinyin]
    to live happily ever after
    單身也可以很幸福。 [MSC, trad.]
    单身也可以很幸福。 [MSC, simp.]
    Dānshēn yě kěyǐ hěn xìngfú. [Pinyin]
    A single life can also be a happy one.
    我們都嚮往幸福的生活。 [MSC, trad.]
    我们都向往幸福的生活。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒmen dōu xiàngwǎng xìngfú de shēnghuó. [Pinyin]
    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

  • 小幸福
  • 幸福度
  • 幸福感 (xìngfúgǎn)
  • 幸福論/幸福论
  • 幸福院

Noun

幸福

  1. sense of contentment stemming from having a blessed and fulfilled life; blissful life or living circumstances; happiness
    曬幸福/晒幸福  ―  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
    一點一滴的幸福/一点一滴的幸福  ―  yīdiǎnyīdī de xìngfú  ―  every little bits of happiness in life
    沒有成功,哪來的幸福? [MSC, trad.]
    没有成功,哪来的幸福? [MSC, simp.]
    Méiyǒu chénggōng, nǎ lái de xìngfú? [Pinyin]
    How can one be happy without success?

Synonyms

  • (literary, or in compounds) 福 (fú)

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (幸福):

Others:

  • → Bouyei: xinqfuf

Proper noun

幸福

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

See also

Japanese

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

Pronunciation

    • (Tokyo) こーふく [kòófúkú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
    • IPA(key): [ko̞ːɸɯ̟̊ᵝkɯ̟ᵝ]
    • (file)

    Adjective

    幸(こう)福(ふく) • (kōfuku) ←かうふく (kaufuku)?-na (adnominal 幸(こう)福(ふく)な (kōfuku na), adverbial 幸(こう)福(ふく)に (kōfuku ni))

    1. happy

    Inflection

    Synonyms

    Noun

    幸(こう)福(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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

    Korean

    Hanja in this term
    幸福

    Noun

    幸福 • (haengbok) (hangeul 행복)

    1. Hanja form? of 행복 (“happiness”).

    Vietnamese

    chữ Hán Nôm in this term
    幸福

    Noun

    幸福

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

    Adjective

    幸福

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