How do you say “fortuitous” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "fortuitous" in Vietnamese?

"Fortuitous" in Vietnamese is tình cờ (by chance), ngẫu nhiên (random), may mắn (lucky).

“Fortuitous” in Vietnamese is tình cờ (by chance), ngẫu nhiên (random), may mắn (lucky).

Vietnamese words for “fortuitous”

tình cờadjective
Hanoi [tïŋ˨˩ kəː˨˩] · Saigon [tɨn˨˩ kəː˨˩]tình falling cờ falling
by chance; accidental
for “fortuitous” meaning: Happening by fortune or chance; accidental, coincidental.
ngẫu nhiênadjective
Hanoi [ŋəw˦ˀ˥ ɲiən˧˧] · Saigon [ŋəw˨˩˦ ɲiəŋ˧˧]ngẫu creaky rising nhiên level
random; accidental; by accident
for “fortuitous” meaning: Happening by fortune or chance; accidental, coincidental.
may mắnadjective
Hanoi [maj˧˧ man˧˦] · Saigon [ma(ː)j˧˧ maŋ˦˥]may level mắn rising
lucky; fortunate
for “fortuitous” meaning: Happening by good fortune or success; fortunate, lucky.

Related Vietnamese words

bất ngờadjective
sudden; unexpected

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.