艳福

艷福
yànfú
noun #31,462

Meanings

  1. 1 luck with women
  2. 2 good fortune in romance
  3. 3 the blessing of being surrounded by beautiful women

Examples

Nǐ shēnbiān měinǚ zhème duō, zhēn shì yànfú bù qiǎn.
You're surrounded by so many beautiful women — you're really blessed in romance.
Tā zìcháo yībèizi méi shénme yànfú.
He self-deprecatingly says he's never had much luck with women.

Tips

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Old-fashioned and male-perspective — used jokingly or enviously when a man is surrounded by attractive women. Often appears in the set phrase 艳福 (yànfú bù qiǎn) 'blessed with no shallow share of female fortune'. Modern speakers may find it dated or sexist depending on context; safer in jokes among friends than in mixed company.
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means 'gorgeous / glamorous (woman)' and means 'blessing / fortune' — together 'beauty-blessing'. Compare with 桃花运 (táohuāyùn) 'peach-blossom luck', a more neutral and more common modern expression for romantic luck.

Stroke Order

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