白玉楼
Chinese
| For pronunciation and definitions of 白玉楼 – see 白玉樓 (“a place where literati go after death; death of a writer, poet, etc.”). (This term, 白玉楼, is the simplified form of 白玉樓.) |
Notes:
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 白 | 玉 | 楼 |
| はく Grade: 1 |
ぎょく Grade: 1 |
ろう Grade: S |
| on’yomi | ||
Etymology
From a Chinese legend where Li He, a poet of the Tang dynasty, was told before death that the celestial palace had been built and he was summoned to record it.
Pronunciation
Derived terms
- 白玉楼中の人となる (hakugyokurōchū no hito to naru, “(for a writer, poet, etc.) to die”)
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