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sướng

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Syllables · tones
sướngrisingsắc

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sướng means field to plant rice seedlings.

Chinese characters: 暢

Meanings of sướng in English

Noun

  1. field to plant rice seedlings
    • Mạ mùa sướng cao, mạ chiêm ao thấp.[Plant] tenth-month rice-seedlings on fields up high, [plant] fifth-month rice-seedlings in ponds down low.

Adjective

  1. very happy or glad; elated, exhilarated, ecstatic, etc.
  2. very lucky or fortunate; blessed
    • Nhà nó có bể bơi, hè tắm hơi bị sướng !Her house has a pool, it's real nice to swim in the summer!
    • Bữa nay ở nhà một mình, tha hồ quậy. Sướng nhá !You're home alone today, you can do whatever you want. So lucky!

Words with sướng

sung sướngsướng rơn

Example sentences with sướng

  • Sướng nhất bạn rồi, bạn sẽ được đi chơi ở Hawaii! Lucky you, you're going to Hawaii on vacation!
  • Cái sướng của người này là nỗi khổ của người khác. One man's meat is another man's poison.
  • Cái sướng cho người này là cái khổ cho người khác. One man's medicine is another man's poison.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, sướng could be written as 𡒮. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 暢 (“elated”).

Frequently asked questions

What does sướng mean in English?

sướng (noun) means "field to plant rice seedlings".

How do you pronounce sướng?

IPA: Hanoi [sɨəŋ˧˦]; Saigon [ʂɨəŋ˦˥]. Tones: sướng — rising tone (sắc).

Is sướng a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. sướng is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 暢.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.