tiên hoa
Một cô tiên hoa đang tưới nước cho những bông hoa nhỏ trong khu vườn thần tiên.
Definition
- Noun:
- A type of high-quality, decorative paper: "Tiên hoa" refers to a specific kind of paper, often colorful, patterned, or of fine quality, traditionally used for special purposes like making votive objects, decorations, or ceremonial items.
- Votive paper: It can specifically denote the paper used to craft symbolic items (like money, clothes, or objects) that are burned as offerings in certain spiritual or ancestral rites.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Người ta dùng giấy tiên hoa để gói quà ngày Tết. (People use tiên hoa paper to wrap gifts on Tet holiday.)
- Bà mua tiên hoa về làm vàng mã. (She bought tiên hoa to make votive paper objects.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is often associated with traditional customs and craftsmanship. Its use is primarily cultural and ceremonial rather than in everyday stationery.
Variants and Related Words
- Giấy tiên hoa (n): paper. This is the full, more common phrase.
- Hoa tiên (n): This is a direct variant with the same meaning, literally reversing the word order. It refers to the same type of decorative or votive paper.
Synonyms
- Decorative paper: Paper designed with patterns for ornamental use.
- Votive paper: Paper specifically intended for making ceremonial offerings.
Notes on Usage
- "Tiên hoa" is a somewhat specialized term. In modern contexts, more general terms like "giấy màu" (colored paper) or "giấy thủ công" (craft paper) might be used for similar decorative purposes, but they lack the specific traditional and ceremonial connotation of "tiên hoa."
- The reference "tiên hoanhư hoa tiên" confirms that "tiên hoa" and "hoa tiên" are interchangeable terms with identical meanings.