fairy taleEnglish → ChineseOxford English–Chinesefairy tale /BrE , AmE ˈfɛri teɪl / noun 1 literal (children's story) 童话 2 figurative (untrue account) 不实之词 3 (also fairy-tale, fairytale) before n (idealized) 童话般的 ‹romance, wedding›