tiên nga
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Definition
Noun: * Fairy, celestial maiden: A beautiful, graceful, and often immortal female being from mythology or folklore, typically possessing magical powers and associated with heavenly realms or nature. The term evokes an image of ethereal beauty and elegance.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Trong truyện cổ tích, tiên nga thường giúp đỡ người lương thiện. (In fairy tales, fairies often help kind-hearted people.)
- Vũ công múa với dáng vẻ uyển chuyển như một tiên nga. (The dancer moved with a grace like a celestial maiden.)
- Cô ấy đẹp tựa tiên nga giáng trần. (She is as beautiful as a fairy descended to earth.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "tiên nga" is highly poetic and literary. It is used more to describe a woman's sublime, otherworldly beauty or grace than to refer to a specific type of mythical creature in a narrative context. It carries stronger connotations of celestial or divine elegance compared to the more general term .
Variants and Related Words
- Tiên (n): Immortal, fairy, celestial being. A more general term for a Taoist immortal or fairy.
- Cô tiên (n): Fairy. A common and slightly less formal term than .
- Nàng tiên (n): Fairy maiden. Similar to , often used in storytelling.
- Tiên nữ (n): Fairy woman, celestial female. Very close in meaning and register to .
Synonyms
- Nữ thần: Goddess (implies a higher divine status).
- Tiên nữ: Fairy woman, celestial female (near synonym).
- Hồ ly tinh: Fox spirit (a specific type of mythical creature, sometimes with fairy-like attributes but different folklore origins).
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Đẹp như tiên nga: As beautiful as a fairy/celestial maiden. A common simile for exceptional beauty.
- Cô dâu trong ngày cưới đẹp như tiên nga. (The bride on her wedding day was as beautiful as a fairy.)