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世外桃源

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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

世外桃源 [shìwàitáoyuán]

1. utopia

世外桃源是不存在的。

Utopia does not exist.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

世外桃源 [shìwàitáoyuán]

1. [Chinese idiom] the Land of Peach Blossoms—a fictitious land of peace, away from the turmoil of the world; a haven of peace

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

世外桃源 [shìwàitáoyuán]

1. 原为晋·陶渊明《桃花源记》中虚构的一个与世隔绝、没有战乱的安乐而美好的地方。后用"世外桃源"指不受外界干扰的理想处所或与世隔绝的幻想世界。
2. "源"不要误写作"园"。

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Examples

世外桃源是不存在的。: Utopia does not exist. → 世外桃源
The hotel was located in a heavenly place.: 这个旅店坐落在一处世外桃源般的地方。 → heavenly

Word Decomposition

世 [shì]	+	外 [wài]	+	桃 [táo]	+	源 [yuán]

nciku Note

the Land of Peach Blossoms

世外桃源
shìwàitáoyuán
The idiom, “世外桃源 means “the Land of Peach Blossoms” or “utopia.”

The story:
Tao Yuanming, a famous writer during the Eastern Jin Dynasty (AD 317-420), wrote a well-known work, Peach-Blossom Spring. It tells a story of a fisherman who stumbles upon a village where people lived in paradise without exploitation or oppression, only peace and contentment. The fisherman eventually left to go home and never was able to find the place again.

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