tố nữ

See also: Tõnu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Tố Nữ is a goddess in Chinese mythology. In Vietnamese, this proper noun took on the meaning "beautiful woman" as a common noun. Similar developments can also be seen with đạo chích (“thief”), Mạnh Thường quân (“charitable person”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [to˧˦ nɨ˦ˀ˥]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tow˨˩˦ nɨ˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tow˦˥ nɨ˨˩˦]

Noun

tố nữ

(dated, literary) beautiful woman, beautiful girl

Derived terms

mít tố nữ

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