péng
lái

name
literary

Meaning of 蓬莱

蓬莱 means Penglai; a mythical fairy mountain in Chinese mythology. Pronounced péng lái.

  • Penglai; a mythical fairy mountain in Chinese mythology

Definitions & Examples

Chuán
shuō
péng
lái
shì
shén
xiān
zhù
de
xiān
jìng
 

Legend says Penglai is the fairyland where immortals live.

Qín
shǐ
huáng
céng
pài
rén
dōng
hǎi
xún
zhǎo
péng
lái
xiān
dǎo
 

Emperor Qin Shi Huang once sent people to the East China Sea to search for the Penglai fairy island.

Zài
de
miáo
shù
zhōng
 
zuò
chéng
shì
měi
péng
lái
 

In his description, that city was as beautiful as Penglai.

Zhè
huà
miáo
huì
le
xiǎng
xiàng
zhōng
de
péng
lái
xiān
jìng
 

This painting depicts an imagined Penglai fairyland.

Measure Words

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