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luck; fortune

NounSino-Korean: 福

  1. 1

    luck; fortune

    One's luck or good fortune in the course of life.

    Korean definition: 살면서 누리는 행운.

    • While holding the ancestral rite, my father prayed to the ancestors for good fortune.

    • Making a lot of money and succeeding isn't the only good fortune; living happily with your family is also a great blessing.

  2. 2

    blessing; happiness

    Happiness gained from a certain thing.

    Korean definition: 어떤 대상으로 인해 얻게 되는 행복.

    • Seeing how devotedly his children care for him, he seems blessed with good children.

    • Seeing that my husband earns well and helps with housework, I guess I'm blessed with a good husband.

  3. 3

    happiness; blessing

    (figurative) A state of having a great deal of something or doing it many times.

    Korean definition: (비유적으로) 무엇을 많이 가지게 되거나 많이 하게 됨.

    • Minjun is blessed with wealth, so everything he invests in brings big profits.

    • Seeing his salary rise sharply every year, he seems to be very blessed with wealth.