tiên nga

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 仙娥.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tiən˧˧ ŋaː˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tiəŋ˧˧ ŋaː˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tiəŋ˧˧ ŋaː˧˧]

Noun

tiên nga

  1. (somewhat humorous) beautiful woman; goddess
    Synonyms: ngọc nữ, tiên nữ
    đẹp như tiên nga ― as beautiful as a goddess
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