thiên tiên
Pronunciation
Northern
/tʰiən˧˧ tiən˧˧/
Central
/tʰiəŋ˧˥ tiəŋ˧˥/
Southern
/tʰiəŋ˧˧ tiəŋ˧˧/
celestial fairy
Noun
celestial fairy
2 senses
2 Components
Details
2 senses
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Details
2 senses
Sense 1
Noun
celestial fairy
Discourse & Logic
A female immortal being who lives in heaven, often described as having extraordinary beauty and pure character.
vi Nàng thiên tiên trong truyện có vẻ đẹp thoát tục.
en The celestial fairy in the story has extraordinary beauty.
Sense 2
Noun
celestial fairy
A metaphor used to describe a young woman who possesses exceptional beauty and a graceful manner.
vi Cô ấy đẹp như một nàng thiên tiên.
en She is as beautiful as a celestial fairy.
Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
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Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
天仙
Candidates by syllable
thiên
天
tiên
仙
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.