Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Charming, graceful: "Yêu kiều" describes a woman who is delicately beautiful, elegant, and possesses a soft, gentle, and attractive appearance or demeanor.
   • Delicate and pretty: It refers to a refined, lovely, and often somewhat fragile beauty, typically associated with feminine grace.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Cô ấy có dáng người yêu kiều. (She has a graceful figure.)
  • Những cử chỉ yêu kiều của cô gái thu hút mọi ánh nhìn. (The girl's charming gestures attracted every gaze.)
  • Vẻ yêu kiều của hoa anh đào thường được nhắc đến trong thơ ca. (The delicate beauty of cherry blossoms is often mentioned in poetry.)

Advanced Usage

• Literary and poetic use: "Yêu kiều" is frequently used in literary, poetic, or descriptive contexts to evoke an image of classic, elegant femininity. It is less common in casual, everyday speech.
  • Tác giả miêu tả người thiếu nữ với nét mặt yêu kiều, thanh tú. (The author describes the young woman with a charming, elegant face.)

Variants and Related Words

• Kiều diễm (adj): Beautiful and graceful; glamorous. (Often implies a more striking or radiant beauty compared to the delicate nuance of "yêu kiều").
• Dịu dàng (adj): Gentle, soft-mannered. (Focuses more on character and demeanor than physical beauty).
• Mềm mại (adj): Soft, supple. (Can describe physical texture or movement, and is a component of the beauty described by "yêu kiều").

Synonyms

• Duyên dáng: Graceful, charming.
• Xinh xắn: Pretty, cute. (More common and casual than "yêu kiều").
• Thướt tha: Flowing, graceful (often describing movement or attire).

Related Idioms and Phrases

• "Mặt hoa da phấn, dáng yêu kiều": A classical idiom describing a woman with a flower-like face, powder-like skin, and a graceful figure, representing ideal feminine beauty in traditional literature.
  • Trong truyện cổ tích, công chúa thường được miêu tả với "mặt hoa da phấn, dáng yêu kiều". (In fairy tales, the princess is often described as having "a flower-like face, powder-like skin, and a graceful figure.")

adj

1. charming, graceful