English
Etymology
Approximate translation of (deprecated template usage ) [etyl] French Roi Charmant ( “ King Charming ” ) .
Noun
Prince Charming (plural Prince Charmings or Princes Charming )
A fictional heroic prince in various fairy-tales .
( by extension ) A heterosexual woman 's prototypical ideal romantic partner, especially but not necessarily if he embodies common characteristics of the fictional princes, such as being courageous or chivalrous .
She's still unmarried because she is waiting for her Prince Charming ... and he may not exist.
See also
Translations
romantically ideal man
Catalan: príncep encantador m , príncep blau m
Chinese:
Cantonese: 如意郎君 ( jyu4 ji3 long4 gwan1 ) , 白馬王子 / 白马王子 ( baak6 maa5 wong4 zi2 ) , 白马王子 ( baak6 maa5 wong4 zi2 )
Mandarin: 白馬王子 / 白马王子 (zh) ( báimǎ wángzǐ ) , 白马王子 (zh) ( báimǎ wángzi ) , 如意郎君 (zh) ( rú yì láng jūn )
Danish: prinsen på den hvide hest c , drømmeprins c
Dutch: prins op het witte paard m , droomprins (nl) m
Finnish: unelmien prinssi
French: prince charmant (fr) m
German: Märchenprinz m
Greek: πριγκιπόπουλο (el) n ( prigkipópoulo ) , πρίγκιπας του παραμυθιού m ( prígkipas tou paramythioú )
Italian: principe azzurro m , principe azzurro sul cavallo bianco m
Japanese: 王子様 ( ōji-sama )
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Norwegian: eventyrprinsen m
Polish: książę z bajki (pl) m
Portuguese: príncipe encantado m
Romanian: Făt-Frumos (ro) m
Russian: прекра́сный принц m ( prekrásnyj princ ) , ска́зочный принц m ( skázočnyj princ )
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: принц на белом коњу m
Roman: princ na belom konju m
Spanish: príncipe azul m
Swedish: drömprins c , prins charmig
Turkish: yakışıklı prens
Vietnamese: bạch mã hoàng tử