Definition

Noun: 1. Fairyland, celestial realm: A mythical, beautiful, and blissful place where immortals (tiên) are believed to reside. It is often depicted as a paradise of eternal happiness, stunning natural beauty, and tranquility. 2. A place of extreme bliss and beauty: Used metaphorically to describe any real or imagined location that is exceptionally beautiful, peaceful, and delightful, resembling a paradise.

Usage Examples

• (Legends say that on the high mountain, there is a fairyland where immortals live.)
• (This garden is as beautiful as a fairyland with blooming flowers and a babbling brook.)
• (After the hike, we discovered a quiet valley akin to a celestial paradise.)

Advanced Usage

• "mộng tưởng về tiên cảnh": to dream of a fairyland; to have an unrealistic fantasy about a perfect place.
  • Anh ấy không nên mộng tưởng về tiên cảnh mà phải đối mặt với thực tế. (He shouldn't dream of a fairyland; he must face reality.)
• "lạc vào tiên cảnh": to wander into/ stumble upon a fairyland; to unexpectedly find oneself in an extraordinarily beautiful place.
  • Khi bước vào khu rừng mùa thu, tôi có cảm giác như lạc vào tiên cảnh. (When I entered the autumn forest, I felt as if I had wandered into a fairyland.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tiên giới (noun): A synonym, also meaning the realm/world of the immortals; fairyland.
• Bồng lai tiên cảnh (noun phrase): A common four-character idiom referring to the legendary Penglai paradise, emphasizing an elusive, mythical land of immortals.
• Cảnh tiên (noun): A less common inverted form with the same meaning (fairy scene/land).

Synonyms

• Thiên đường (noun): Heaven, paradise. (Often has religious connotations but can be used similarly in metaphors.)
• Cõi tiên (noun): The immortal realm.
• Bồng lai (noun): Penglai, a specific mythical island paradise in East Asian mythology.

Idioms and Set Phrases

• Đẹp như tiên cảnh: (As) beautiful as fairyland. A common simile to describe supreme beauty.
  • Phong cảnh ở đây đẹp như tiên cảnh. (The scenery here is as beautiful as fairyland.)
• Tựa tiên cảnh: Resembling a fairyland. Similar to the above.
  • Khu nghỉ dưỡng được thiết kế tựa tiên cảnh. (The resort is designed to resemble a fairyland.)

noun

1. fairyland