世外桃源

Chinese

FWOTD – 18 August 2019

		life; age; generation life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime	outside; in addition; foreign outside; in addition; foreign; external	The Peach Blossom Land; Shangri-La; Arcadia The Peach Blossom Land; Shangri-La; Arcadia; lotus land; utopia
trad. (世外桃源)		世	外	桃源
simp. #(世外桃源)		世	外	桃源
Literally: “the Peach Source outside the world”.

Etymology

Based on The Peach Blossom Spring (《桃花源記》) by Tao Yuanming (陶淵明).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shìwàitáoyuán

  (Zhuyin): ㄕˋ ㄨㄞˋ ㄊㄠˊ ㄩㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sai³ ngoi⁶ tou⁴ jyun⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sè-gōa-thô-goân

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shìwàitáoyuán
    • Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄨㄞˋ ㄊㄠˊ ㄩㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shìhwàitáoyuán
    • Wade–Giles: shih⁴-wai⁴-tʻao²-yüan²
    • Yale: shr̀-wài-táu-ywán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyhwaytauryuan
    • Palladius: шивайтаоюань (šivajtaojuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ waɪ̯⁵¹ tʰɑʊ̯³⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sai³ ngoi⁶ tou⁴ jyun⁴
    • Yale: sai ngoih tòuh yùhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sai³ ngoi⁶ tou⁴ jyn⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: sei³ ngoi⁶ tou⁴ yun⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯³³ ŋɔːi̯²² tʰou̯²¹ jyːn²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sè-gōa-thô-goân
    • Tâi-lô: sè-guā-thô-guân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sea'goaxtoi'goaan
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /se²¹⁻⁴¹ ɡua³³⁻²¹ tʰɤ²³⁻³³ ɡuan²³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /se¹¹⁻⁵³ ɡua³³⁻¹¹ tʰo²⁴⁻¹¹ ɡuan²⁴/

Idiom

世外桃源

1. The Peach Blossom Land; Shangri-La; Arcadia; lotus land; utopia; unexpectedly fantastic place off the beaten path, usually an unspoiled wilderness of great beauty; land of idyllic beauty; fictitious land of peace; heaven of peace and happiness; retreat away from the turmoil of the world; place for taking refuge

   • 沒有派對的日子，帕安島十分寧靜，像與世隔絕般的世外桃源，吸引了一批以靈修、瑜珈過活的年輕人移居此地，開班授徒。就連泰皇都被這世外桃源吸引 [MSC, trad.]
     没有派对的日子，帕安岛十分宁静，像与世隔绝般的世外桃源，吸引了一批以灵修、瑜珈过活的年轻人移居此地，开班授徒。就连泰皇都被这世外桃源吸引 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2009, 談齊好, 《至smart遊14：蘇梅》, page 258

     Méiyǒu pàiduì de rìzǐ, Pà'ān Dǎo shífēn níngjìng, xiàng yǔshìgéjué bān de shìwàitáoyuán, xīyǐn le yī pī yǐ língxiū, yújiā guòhuó de niánqīngrén yíjū cǐdì, kāibān shòutú. Jiù lián tàihuáng dōu bèi zhè shìwàitáoyuán xīyǐn [Pinyin]

     On days when there are no parties, Koh Phangan is extremely serene, just like a utopia, separate from the world. It has attracted a group of young people who live engaging in spirituality and yoga to move here, set up classes and teach students. Even the Thai emperor has been attracted by this utopia

Synonyms

• 桃花源 (táohuāyuán)
• 桃溪 (táoxī)