kiều nương

Thân thiện

Kiều nương ngồi bên cửa sổ thêu hoa trên tấm lụa.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Fair lady, fair damsel: A beautiful woman, often used in a classical, literary, or respectful context. The term carries a sense of elegance and grace, evoking imagery from classical poetry or historical narratives.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Trong thơ cổ, các kiều nương thường được miêu tả với vẻ đẹp thanh tao. (In classical poetry, fair ladies are often described with a delicate and elegant beauty.)
  • Vị tướng nhớ về kiều nương nơi quê nhà. (The general remembered the fair damsel back in his homeland.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "kiều nương" is archaic and is primarily found in classical Vietnamese literature, poetry, or historical contexts. It is not used in modern everyday conversation.
• It often implies not just physical beauty but also refinement, virtue, and a certain idealized femininity characteristic of classical literary tropes.

Variants and Related Words

• Giai nhân (n): Another classical term for a beautiful woman, a belle.
  • "Giai nhân" cũng là một từ cổ chỉ người phụ nữ đẹp. ("Giai nhân" is also an archaic term for a beautiful woman.)
• Mỹ nhân (n): A beauty, a beautiful person (can be used in both classical and some modern literary contexts).
  • Câu chuyện kể về một mỹ nhân tuyệt thế. (The story is about a peerless beauty.)

Synonyms

• Fair lady: A direct translation capturing the respectful and elegant tone.
• Fair damsel: A slightly more poetic or archaic synonym in English.
• Beautiful woman: A modern, neutral equivalent without the classical connotation.

Related Idioms

• "Kiều nương diễm lệ": A phrase meaning "a gorgeous fair lady," emphasizing radiant beauty.
  • Truyện thơ thường ca ngợi vẻ đẹp của những kiều nương diễm lệ. (Narrative poems often praise the beauty of gorgeous fair ladies.)

Học thuật

1. (cũ) Fair, fair lady, fair damsel