Definition

1. Noun:
   • Green money: A metaphorical term referring to excellent and morally correct literature or writing, as valuable and uniform as genuine, high-quality currency.
   • Standard currency: Literally, it can refer to legitimate, non-counterfeit paper money.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Tác phẩm của ông ấy được coi là tiền xanh của nền văn học. (His work is considered the 'green money' of literature.)
  • Trên thị trường cần nhiều hơn những bài viết là tiền xanh. (The market needs more writings that are 'green money.')

Advanced Usage

• The term is primarily used in literary criticism and scholarly discourse to praise works that are both artistically outstanding and ethically sound, possessing lasting value.

Variants and Related Words

• Tiền giả (n): counterfeit money.
• Văn chương (n): literature.

Synonyms

• Quality literature: Writing of high artistic and moral standard.
• Genuine article: Something authentic and of excellent quality.

Related Idioms

• Tiền xanh, vỏ đỏ: An idiom emphasizing something that is genuinely good and valuable both inside and out, though "tiền xanh" itself is the core term.