tố nữ
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Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 素女.
Tố Nữ is a goddess in Chinese mythology. In Vietnamese, this proper noun took on the meaning "beautiful woman" as a common noun. Similar developments can also be seen with đạo chích (“thief”), Mạnh Thường quân (“charitable person”).
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