sướng

See also: Appendix:Variations of "suong"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sɨəŋ˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂɨəŋ˦˧˥] ~ [sɨəŋ˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂɨəŋ˦˥] ~ [sɨəŋ˦˥]

Etymology 1

Noun

sướng • (𡒮)

  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.

Etymology 2

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

Adjective

sướng

  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!

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