cung mây
Definition
- Noun:
- Celestial palace; heavens: A poetic and literary term referring to the sky, the heavens, or a mythical palace in the clouds, often associated with divine or ethereal beauty.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Thiên nhiên hùng vĩ như một cung mây. (The majestic nature is like a celestial palace.)
- Giấc mơ đưa nàng đến chốn cung mây. (The dream took her to the realm of the heavens.)
Advanced Usage
- "lạc vào cung mây": to be lost in a heavenly/ethereal place; to be in a state of bliss or wonder.
- Phong cảnh nơi đây khiến du khách như lạc vào cung mây. (The scenery here makes tourists feel as if they are lost in a celestial palace.)
Variants and Related Words
- Mây (n): cloud.
- Cung điện (n): palace.
- Thiên cung (n): celestial palace (a closely related synonym).
Synonyms
- Thiên đình: heavenly court.
- Thiên đường: paradise, heaven.
- Bồng lai: a mythical fairyland.
Related Phrases
- Cung trăng: palace of the moon (a similar poetic construct).
- Điện ngọc: jade palace (another poetic term for a divine abode).
Related Idioms
- Chốn bồng lai tiên cảnh: a fairyland, a paradisiacal place (often used together with or similarly to 'cung mây').
- Nơi đây được mệnh danh là chốn bồng lai tiên cảnh. (This place is hailed as a fairyland, a paradisiacal realm.)