nàng tiên

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [naːŋ˨˩ tiən˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [naːŋ˦˩ tiəŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [naːŋ˨˩ tiəŋ˧˧]

Etymology 1

nàng (“young girl”) +‎ tiên (“immortal spirit”)

Noun

nàng tiên

1. a young-looking female fairy

Etymology 2

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

Noun

nàng tiên

1. (informal, slang) cocaine

Synonyms

• cô-ca-in

Derived terms

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

Related terms

• phê
• ma tuý
• hê-rô-in