khuôn trăng
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Definition
- 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.
- (cũ,văn chương) Fair face
- "Khuôn trăng đầy đặn " (Nguyễn Du)
- A fair plump face