đẹp như tiên
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Lovely as a fairy — beauty at full folklore grade.
Literally: beautiful as an immortal
Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “đẹp như tiên” mean?
Lovely as a fairy — beauty at full folklore grade. Literally: beautiful as an immortal
Is “đẹp như tiên” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.