thiếu nữ
[tʰiəw˧˦ nɨ˦ˀ˥]
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Sense 1
Meaning · English
(noun) young girl, young woman
Register: formal
Where it’s used:
Used
Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora
Examples
Thiếu nữ bên hoa huệThe Young Woman Beside Tuberoses (a painting by Tô Ngọc Vân)
Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Sources & notes
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Sense 2
Meaning · English
(noun) the youngest daughter
Register: formal
Examples
Từ bốn nghi này tiếp tục hình thành nên Bát quái Càn, Đoài, Ly, Chấn, Tốn, Khảm, Cấn, Khôn với bốn cặp đối xứng nhau, tức: Càn là cha, Khôn là mẹ; Chấn là trưởng nam, Tốn là trưởng nữ; Khảm là trung nam, Ly là trung nữ; Cấn là thiếu nam, Đoài là thiếu nữ.From these four modes, the Eight Trigrams, the Creative, the Joyous, the Clinging, the Arousing, the Gentle, the Abysmal, the Keeping Still and the Receptive, form four contrastive pairs: the Creative is the father, the Receptive is the mother; the Arousing is the eldest son, the Gentle is the eldes
Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Common questions
What does “thiếu nữ” mean?
(noun) young girl, young woman
Is “thiếu nữ” formal or informal?
thiếu nữ is generally formal.