Definition

1. Noun (literary, archaic):
   • A fair, round, and beautiful face, typically of a young woman, likened to the full moon in its ideal roundness and brightness. It is a poetic and traditional descriptor of feminine beauty.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • "Khuôn trăng đầy đặn, nét ngài nở nang." (A fair, plump face, eyebrows like silkworms, finely drawn.) — From Nguyễn Du's The Tale of Kiều.
  • Thiếu nữ ấy có một khuôn trăng rất đẹp. (That maiden possesses a very beautiful, moon-like face.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is almost exclusively used in classical or literary contexts to evoke a traditional, idealized standard of beauty. It is not used in modern everyday conversation.

Variants and Related Words

• Khuôn mặt (n): Face. The standard, neutral term for "face."
  • Cô ấy có khuôn mặt rất phúc hậu. (She has a very kind-looking face.)

Synonyms

• Fair visage: A poetic term for a beautiful face.
• Moon-shaped face: A literal description of a round, full face.

Related Idioms

• While not a standalone idiom, the phrase "khuôn trăng đầy đặn" (a full, fair face) is a fixed literary epithet used to describe a woman's beautiful, round face.

1. (cũ,văn chương) Fair face
   • "Khuôn trăng đầy đặn " (Nguyễn Du)
2. A fair plump face