蓬萊仙島

See also: 蓬莱仙岛

Chinese

Penglai immortal island
trad. (蓬萊仙島) 蓬萊
simp. (蓬莱仙岛) 蓬莱

Etymology

From the addition of (xiān, “Taoist immortal”) to the earlier 蓬萊島蓬莱岛 (Péngláidǎo, “Penglai Island”) to distinguish it from Formosa, an actual island which had gained that name as a poetic epithet

Pronunciation


Proper noun

蓬萊仙島

  1. Synonym of 蓬萊蓬莱 (pénglái).
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