chúc

Etymology 1
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Verb

 * 1) to tell someone that you wish/hope something good will happen to them; compare  and

Usage notes

 * As with, a subject is not required if you are the person who is doing the wishing. However, it might be considered bad form for young children not to use their appropriate pronoun.
 * This verb is used with a pattern serendipitously similar to that of . To use English terms, the pattern is chúc + somebody ("indirect object") + something ("direct object"), as in . Another pattern that is not so serendipitous is chúc + somebody + adjective or verb, as in.

Etymology 2
Perhaps this is a figurative meaning from Etymology 1 (considering the custom of praying, blessing, or wishing with one's head lowered or body kneeling).

Verb

 * 1) to lean downward; to bend downward; to decline (in angle)