nàng tiên

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [naːŋ˨˩ tiən˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [naːŋ˦˩ tiəŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [naːŋ˨˩ tiəŋ˧˧]

Etymology 1

娘 (“young girl”) +‎ 仙 (“immortal spirit”)

Noun

nàng tiên

a young-looking female fairy

Etymology 2

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

Noun

nàng tiên

(informal, slang) cocaine

Synonyms

cô-ca-in

Derived terms

nàng tiên trắng ("heroin", lit. "white fairy")

Related terms

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