tiên cung
Definition
- Noun:
- Fairy palace; fairy abode: An imaginary, mythical place where fairies or celestial beings are believed to reside. It is a concept from folklore and fantasy, often depicted as a beautiful, ethereal palace in a heavenly realm.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Trong truyện cổ tích, nàng tiên sống trong một tiên cung lộng lẫy. (In the fairy tale, the fairy lives in a magnificent fairy palace.)
- Giấc mơ của cô ấy như được bước vào tiên cung. (Her dream was like stepping into a fairy abode.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is primarily used in literary, poetic, or folkloric contexts to evoke a sense of magical, otherworldly beauty and tranquility. It is not used for real locations.
Variants and Related Words
- Thiên cung (n): celestial palace; the palace in heaven. Often used interchangeably in some contexts but can specifically refer to a divine, heavenly palace rather than one for fairies.
- Tiên giới (n): fairy realm; the world of the fairies.
Synonyms
- Fairy palace
- Fairyland
- Elfame (archaic, literary)
Related Idioms
- While there is no direct idiom with "tiên cung", the concept is related to the idiom:
- "Sống như tiên": to live like a fairy; to live a life of bliss and ease, removed from worldly worries.