# 祝福
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zhùfú
    (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨˋ ㄈㄨˊ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): zuk$^1$ fuk$^1$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): zuuk$^2$ fuuk$^2$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): chuk-fuk
    (Hailu, HRS): zhug fug
    (Meixian, Guangdong): zug$^5$ fug$^5$
* Eastern Min (BUC): cé̤ṳk-hók
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): zoeh$^6$ horh$^6$ / zyeh$^6$ horh$^6$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): chiok-hok
    (Teochew, Peng'im): zog$^4$ hog$^4$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhùfú
*** Zhuyin: ㄓㄨˋ ㄈㄨˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhùfú
*** Wade–Giles: chu$^4$-fu$^2$
*** Yale: jù-fú
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juhfwu
*** Palladius: чжуфу (čžufu)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹ fu³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zuk$^1$ fuk$^1$
*** Yale: jūk fūk
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzuk$^7$ fuk$^7$
*** Guangdong Romanization: zug$^1$ fug$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʊk̚⁵ fʊk̚⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: zuuk$^2$ fuuk$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sɵk̚⁵⁵ fɵk̚⁵⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chuk-fuk
*** Hakka Romanization System: zug$^ˋ$ fug$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: zug$^5$ fug$^5$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡suk̚² fuk̚²/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: zhug fug
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡ʃuk⁵⁻² fuk⁵/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: zug$^5$ fug$^5$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sʊk̚¹ fʊk̚¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: cé̤ṳk-hók
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡syʔ²⁴⁻⁵⁵ houʔ²⁴/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: zoeh$^6$ horh$^6$ [Phonetic: zoeh$^4$ horh$^6$]
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: ce̤h-ho̤h
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sœʔ¹⁻⁴² hɒʔ¹/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: zyeh$^6$ horh$^6$ [Phonetic: zyeh$^7$ horh$^6$]
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡syøʔ²⁻²⁴ hɒʔ²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiok-hok
*** Tâi-lô: tsiok-hok
*** Phofsit Daibuun: ciokhog
*** IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɔk̚³²⁻⁴ hɔk̚³²/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ hɔk̚⁵/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɔk̚³²⁻⁵ hɔk̚³²/
*** IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɔk̚³²⁻⁴ hɔk̚³²/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɔk̚³²⁻⁴ hɔk̚³²/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: zog$^4$ hog$^4$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsok hok
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sok̚²⁻⁴ hok̚²/

### Verb

祝福
* to wish well; to bless; to wish happiness to (to express good wishes for someone)

#### Synonyms

* 敬祝 (jìngzhù) (honorific)
* 祈望 (qíwàng)
* 祈願 / 祈愿 (qíyuàn)
* 祝
* 祝頌 / 祝颂 (zhùsòng)
* 祝願 / 祝愿 (zhùyuàn)

### Noun

祝福
* blessing; benediction
    謝謝你的祝福！／谢谢你的祝福！ ― Xièxiè nǐ de zhùfú! ― Thank you for your blessing!
* new year's sacrifice

### Descendants

* → Japanese: 祝福(しゅくふく) (shukufuku)
* → Korean: 축복(祝福) (chukbok)
* → Vietnamese: chúc phúc (祝福)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 祝 | 福 |
| しゅく Grade: 4 | ふく Grade: 3 |
| on'yomi ||
* Alternative spelling
* 祝福 (kyūjitai)

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) しゅくふく [shùkúfúkú] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [ɕɨ̥kɯ̟ɸɯ̟̊kɯ̟]

### Noun

祝(しゅく)福(ふく) • (shukufuku)
* a celebration of happiness
* a prayer for happiness
* a blessing

### Verb

祝(しゅく)福(ふく)する • (shukufuku suru) transitive suru (stem 祝(しゅく)福(ふく)し (shukufuku shi), past 祝(しゅく)福(ふく)した (shukufuku shita))
* to bless someone or something

#### Conjugation

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") :
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 祝福し | しゅくふくし | shukufuku shi |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 祝福し | しゅくふくし | shukufuku shi |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | 祝福する | しゅくふくする | shukufuku suru |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | 祝福する | しゅくふくする | shukufuku suru |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 祝福すれ | しゅくふくすれ | shukufuku sure |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | 祝福せよ¹ 祝福しろ² | しゅくふくせよ¹ しゅくふくしろ² | shukufuku seyo¹ shukufuku shiro² |
| Key constructions ||||
| Passive | 祝福される | しゅくふくされる | shukufuku sareru |
| Causative | 祝福させる 祝福さす | しゅくふくさせる しゅくふくさす | shukufuku saseru shukufuku sasu |
| Potential | 祝福できる | しゅくふくできる | shukufuku dekiru |
| Volitional | 祝福しよう | しゅくふくしよう | shukufuku shiyō |
| Negative | 祝福しない | しゅくふくしない | shukufuku shinai |
| Negative continuative | 祝福せず | しゅくふくせず | shukufuku sezu |
| Formal | 祝福します | しゅくふくします | shukufuku shimasu |
| Perfective | 祝福した | しゅくふくした | shukufuku shita |
| Conjunctive | 祝福して | しゅくふくして | shukufuku shite |
| Hypothetical conditional | 祝福すれば | しゅくふくすれば | shukufuku sureba |
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative ||||

#### See also

* 神聖(しんせい) (shinsei): holy, sacred, blessed

### References

* ↑ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* ↑ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 祝 | 福 |

### Noun

祝福 • (chukbok) (hangeul 축복)
* hanja form of 축복 (“blessing”)

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 祝 | 福 |

### Verb

祝福
* chữ Hán form of chúc phúc (“to bless”).