Đài dương

Definition

1. Proper Noun:
   • Yang Terrace: A historical terrace or platform, specifically the one belonging to King Xiang of Chu, famous from a literary dream encounter with a goddess.

Usage Examples

• Proper Noun:
  • Giấc mộng Đài Dương là một điển tích nổi tiếng trong văn học cổ Trung Quốc. (The dream of Yang Terrace is a famous literary allusion in ancient Chinese literature.)
  • Câu chuyện về vua Sở Tương Vương và thần nữ Vu Sơn gắn liền với địa danh Đài Dương. (The story of King Xiang of Chu and the Goddess of Wu Mountain is closely associated with the place name Yang Terrace.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "Đài Dương" is primarily used in literary, historical, or poetic contexts to reference the ancient Chu kingdom story. It symbolizes a fleeting, dream-like encounter or an illusory romance.

Variants and Related Words

• Dương đài: An alternative, less common word order with the same meaning.
• Mộng Đài Dương / Giấc mộng Đài Dương: Meaning "the dream of Yang Terrace," a common phrase referring to the specific story or, by extension, any transient, beautiful illusion.

Synonyms

• Illusory encounter: A meeting that is dream-like and not real.
• Literary allusion: A reference to this specific story from classical literature.

Related Idioms

• Mộng đẹp Đài Dương: A beautiful Yang Terrace dream; used to describe a wonderful but brief and unrealizable dream or romance.
  • Mối tình ấy chỉ như một mộng đẹp Đài Dương. (That love affair was merely a beautiful Yang Terrace dream.)