nàng tiên

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [naːŋ˨˩ tiən˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [naːŋ˦˩ tiəŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [naːŋ˨˩ tiəŋ˧˧]

Etymology 1

nàng +‎ tiên.

Noun

nàng tiên

  1. (mythology) a young-looking female fairy
    Synonym: tiên nữ

Etymology 2

Probably a calque of French fée (“fairy; fay”). Also see phê.

Noun

nàng tiên

  1. (informal, slang) cocaine
Synonyms
  • cô-ca-in
Derived terms
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