dao dài
Definition
- Noun (Archaic, Literary):
- Jade Palace; Abode of Immortals: A poetic and mythical term referring to the celestial palace or dwelling place of immortals, fairies, or deities in traditional Vietnamese folklore and literature. It evokes an image of an ethereal, beautiful, and otherworldly realm.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Trong truyện cổ tích, nàng tiên sống ở dao dài. (In the fairy tale, the fairy lives in the Jade Palace.)
- Giấc mơ đưa chàng đến chốn dao dài. (The dream took him to the Abode of Immortals.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is almost exclusively used in classical poetry, ancient legends, and formal literary contexts to create a sense of antiquity, fantasy, or divine beauty. It is not used in modern, everyday conversation.
Variants and Related Words
- Thiên đình (n): The heavenly court; the realm of the Jade Emperor and celestial bureaucracy.
- Bồng lai (n): A mythical fairyland or paradise, often from Chinese legend (Penglai).
- Tiên cảnh (n): Fairyland; the land of the immortals.
Synonyms
- Celestial palace
- Fairy abode
- Divine realm
Related Idioms
- Chốn bồng lai dao dài: A set phrase meaning "the realms of paradise and the Jade Palace," used to describe an idyllic, heavenly place.
- Họ tưởng mình đang ở chốn bồng lai dao dài. (They thought they were in a heavenly paradise.)