仙女 xiānnǚ fairy
How to remember 仙女: 仙 god + 女 woman = fairy.
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How it is used
- A fairy / female celestial being - 传说中的仙女下凡 (chuánshuō zhōng de xiānnǚ xiàfán) the fairy of legend descended to earth.
- From mythology; also a flattering internet term for a beautiful, ethereal woman: 你是我心中的小仙女.
- 仙 refers to Daoist immortals, so it's more 'immortal maiden' than Western winged fairy.