Definition

Noun: * Fairy: A mythical being, typically depicted as a young, beautiful, and eternally youthful woman possessing magical powers, often associated with nature and benevolent acts in folklore and mythology. * Figurative term for a kind, graceful woman: Used poetically or affectionately to describe a woman who is exceptionally gentle, kind, or graceful.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Mythical being):
  • Câu chuyện kể về một nàng tiên sống trong khu rừng thần bí. (The story tells of a fairy living in the mystical forest.)
  • Trong truyện cổ tích, nàng tiên thường giúp đỡ những người lương thiện. (In fairy tales, the fairy often helps honest people.)
• Noun (Figurative use):
  • Cô ấy dịu dàng và tốt bụng như một nàng tiên. (She is as gentle and kind as a fairy.)
  • Với vẻ đẹp thanh thoát, cô ấy được mệnh danh là nàng tiên của làng múa. (With her elegant beauty, she is called the fairy of the dance village.)

Advanced Usage

• "Các nàng tiên": The fairies; the good people (as referenced). This plural form can refer to a group of mythical fairies or be used as a poetic collective term for kind-hearted individuals.
  • Các nàng tiên rừng xanh bảo vệ muông thú. (The forest fairies protect the animals.)
• "Giấc mơ nàng tiên": A fairy-tale dream; an idealized, perfect, and magical dream or scenario.
  • Cô gái nhỏ vẫn nuôi giấc mơ nàng tiên về một tương lai tươi đẹp. (The little girl still holds onto her fairy-tale dream of a bright future.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tiên nữ (Noun): A synonym for , also meaning fairy or celestial maiden. It carries a similar mythical and poetic connotation.
  • Vũ điệu của cô ấy mềm mại như một tiên nữ. (Her dance is as soft as a celestial maiden's.)
• Cô tiên (Noun): A more casual or affectionate term for a fairy, often used in storytelling for children.
  • Bà kể cháu nghe chuyện về cô tiên có đôi cánh bướm. (Grandma tells her grandchild a story about the fairy with butterfly wings.)
• Tiên (Noun): The root word, meaning immortal, transcendent being, or fairy. It is often used in compounds (e.g., - male immortal, - fairyland).

Synonyms

• Fairy (n): The most direct English equivalent for the mythical being.
• Nymph (n): A mythological spirit of nature imagined as a beautiful maiden. (Closer to in some contexts).
• Sprite (n): A small, elusive supernatural being; an elf or fairy.

Related Phrases / Idioms

• "Đẹp như tiên": (As) beautiful as a fairy; used to describe someone of extraordinary beauty.
  • Cô dâu trong bộ váy trắng đẹp như tiên. (The bride in the white dress was as beautiful as a fairy.)
• "Giọng nói tiên": A voice like a fairy's; a very sweet, melodious, and enchanting voice.
  • Cô ấy có một giọng nói tiên khiến ai nghe cũng mê. (She has a fairy-like voice that enchants anyone who hears it.)

noun

1. fairy
   • các nàng tiên
     the good people