tài sắc

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Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 才色.

Pronunciation

Noun

tài sắc

  1. talent and beauty
    • 1820, Nguyễn Du (阮攸), Đoạn trường tân thanh (Truyện Kiều), published 1866, lines 23–24:
      (Kiều)(càng)(sắc)(sảo)(mặn)𣻕()
      (So)(bề)(tài)(sắc)(lại)󰑼()(phần)(hơn)
      Kiều, the eldest, was especially witty and charming.
      Her talents and beauty even surpassed her sister.