tuyệt thế
Definition
- Adjective:
- Peerless; matchless; without equal in the world: Used to describe a person, especially a woman, whose beauty or talent is considered the highest, most exceptional level, with no one else in the world able to compare or rival it.
- Unrivaled; unsurpassed: Can describe an extraordinary level of skill, artistry, or quality that stands above all others of its time.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Nàng được ca tụng là một tuyệt thế giai nhân. (She is praised as a peerless beauty.)
- Tài năng của ông ấy trong làng hội họa quả thực là tuyệt thế. (His talent in the painting community is truly unrivaled.)
- Bức tranh đó được xem như một kiệt tác tuyệt thế. (That painting is considered an unsurpassed masterpiece.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used in classical or literary contexts, particularly in poetry and historical narratives, to convey the highest possible praise.
- It is frequently paired with specific nouns like "giai nhân" (beauty) to form the classic phrase "tuyệt thế giai nhân" (a beauty without equal in the world).
Variants and Related Words
- Tuyệt trần (adj): Literally "cut off from the mortal world"; also means extraordinarily beautiful or exceptional, often used interchangeably with "tuyệt thế."
- Vô song (adj): Having no equal; unparalleled.
- Độc nhất vô nhị (idiom): The one and only; unique.
Synonyms
- Peerless: Having no equal; matchless.
- Unrivaled: Better than anyone or anything of the same type.
- Unsurpassed: Better or greater than any other.
- Incomparable: So good or great that nothing can be compared to it.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Tuyệt thế giai nhân: A set phrase meaning "a peerless beauty" or "a beauty without equal in the world."
- Truyền thuyết kể về một tuyệt thế giai nhân sống trong cung điện. (The legend tells of a peerless beauty who lived in the palace.)