Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Charming; graceful; elegant and beautiful: Describes a person, especially a woman, who possesses a delicate, soft, and refined beauty. It conveys an aesthetic of gentle loveliness and gracefulness.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Cô ấy có vẻ đẹp kiều diễm. (She has a graceful beauty.)
  • Dáng đi kiều diễm của người thiếu nữ. (The graceful walk of the young woman.)
  • Một gương mặt kiều diễm. (A charming face.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is primarily literary and poetic. It is used to describe a classic, feminine beauty that is often associated with gentleness and refinement, rather than bold or striking attractiveness.
• It is almost exclusively used to describe human appearance, demeanor, or form, not objects or scenery.

Variants and Related Words

• Kiều (adj): An elegant, beautiful, and often delicate beauty (usually for women). Can be a component in other compound words like (delicate and graceful).
• Diễm (adj): Beautiful, gorgeous, radiant. Often found in words like (gorgeous, magnificent).

Synonyms

• Graceful: Having elegance or beauty of form.
• Charming: Pleasing, delightful in appearance.
• Elegant: Gracefully refined and dignified.
• Lovely: Exquisitely beautiful.

Related Idioms

• Kiều diễm thướt tha: A phrase emphasizing both graceful beauty and a flowing, gentle movement or form.
  • Áo dài làm tăng thêm vẻ kiều diễm thướt tha. (The áo dài enhances the graceful, flowing beauty.)

adj

1. charming; graceful