蓬萊宮

See also: 蓬莱宫

Chinese

		Penglai	palace; uterus
trad. (蓬萊宮)		蓬萊	宮
simp. (蓬莱宫)		蓬莱	宫

Etymology

Penglai Palace was a nickname for Daming Palace (大明宮) of the Tang Dynasty. It derived its nickname from the Penglai ponds that were located at the Palace. Because Mount Penglai also refers to a mystical land found in Chinese mythology, Penglai Palace can also be used as a nickname for a palace where celestial beings live.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Pénglái Gōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄥˊ ㄌㄞˊ ㄍㄨㄥ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Pénglái Gōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄥˊ ㄌㄞˊ ㄍㄨㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Pénglái Gong
    • Wade–Giles: Pʻêng²-lai² Kung¹
    • Yale: Péng-lái Gūng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Pernglai Gong
    • Palladius: Пэнлай Гун (Pɛnlaj Gun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɤŋ³⁵ laɪ̯³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

Proper noun

蓬萊宮

1. (archaic) Penglai Palace (a nickname for Daming Palace of the Tang Dynasty)
2. (archaic) Penglai Palace (a palace where celestial beings reside)

References

• Mount Penglai on Wikipedia.Wikipedia