Definition

1. Noun:
   • (archaic, literary) A beautiful woman's sleep: "giấc tiên" refers to the sleep of a beautiful woman, often implying a deep, peaceful, or eternal slumber.
   • (archaic, literary) Eternal sleep, death (euphemism): In a poetic and euphemistic sense, it can refer to the final, eternal sleep of death.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Nàng thì bằn bặt giấc tiên. (The lady sank deep into a blissful sleep. / The lady sank deep into the arms of Morpheus.)
  • Giấc tiên ấy chẳng biết khi nào mới tỉnh. (That eternal sleep from which one may never awaken.)

Advanced Usage

• "bằn bặt giấc tiên": to be sunk deep in sleep; to be fast asleep (used poetically, especially for a woman).
  • Sau một ngày dài, nàng chìm vào giấc tiên. (After a long day, she drifted into a deep, peaceful sleep.)

Variants and Related Words

• Giấc ngủ (n): sleep (the common, neutral term).
• Giấc mộng (n): dream, slumber (often with a poetic or unreal connotation).
• Giấc nồng (n): sound, deep sleep.

Synonyms

• Giấc ngủ say: deep sleep.
• Giấc ngủ ngàn thu (literary): eternal sleep (a euphemism for death).

Notes on Usage

• Register: This is an archaic (từ cũ) and literary term. It is not used in modern everyday conversation but is found in classical Vietnamese poetry and literature.
• Connotation: The word carries a highly poetic, elegant, and sometimes euphemistic tone. It often idealizes the sleeper's beauty and the tranquility of the sleep itself. The reference to "tiên" (fairy, celestial being) elevates the sleep to something ethereal and otherworldly.
• Context: It is most famously used in Nguyễn Du's epic poem (The Tale of Kiều). Understanding its usage requires familiarity with classical Vietnamese literary context.

1. (từ cũ; nghĩa cũ) Beautiful woman's sleep
   • Bằn bặt giấc tiên (Nguyễn Du)
     To sink into a deep sleep, to sink deep into the arms of Morpheus