tiên nữ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 仙女.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

tiên nữ

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