đào kiểm
Definitions
- Noun:
- Rosy cheeks; a beautiful, healthy complexion: Refers to cheeks that are naturally pink and fresh, often used to describe the beauty of a young woman.
- (Archaic) A peach of a girl; a beautiful young woman: An old-fashioned, poetic term used to compliment a woman's lovely and youthful appearance, likening her to a beautiful peach blossom.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Cô ấy có đôi má đào kiểm. (She has rosy cheeks.)
- Trong thơ ca cổ, người con gái đẹp thường được ví von là "đào kiểm". (In ancient poetry, a beautiful girl was often metaphorically called a "peach of a girl".)
Advanced Usage
- This term is primarily used in literary, poetic, or formal contexts and is considered somewhat archaic in modern, everyday Vietnamese. It evokes a classical, romantic image of beauty.
Variants and Related Words
- Má đào (n): Rosy cheeks. A more common, shortened form.
- Gió thu se lạnh làm cô ấy ửng lên má đào. (The cool autumn wind made her cheeks turn rosy.)
- Hồng hào (adj): Rosy; having a healthy, pink complexion.
- Làn da hồng hào. (A rosy complexion.)
Synonyms
- Má hồng: Rosy cheeks (literally "pink cheeks").
- Má phấn: Rosy, powdered cheeks (often used in poetry).
Related Idioms/Phrases
- Mặt hoa da phấn: A face like a flower, skin like powder. An idiom describing great feminine beauty, often used in conjunction with or similar to "đào kiểm".
- Người con gái ấy đúng là mặt hoa da phấn. (That girl truly has a face like a flower and skin like powder.)
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(cũ)Rosy cheeks; peach of a girl
