Penglai

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name

A district of Yantai, in eastern Shandong, China (famous for its mirages out at sea), formerly known as Tengchow and since renamed for a mythical island.
A mythical Chinese paradise located in the eastern seas and populated with Taoist immortals.

/pɛŋ.laɪ/ pŭng′lī′

Penglai P'eng-lai

A romanization of Mandarin 蓬萊 /蓬莱 (Pénglái)

Tengchow Teng-chou Dengzhou Penglai City Penglai Island Mount Penglai Penglai Mountain

Horai the Japanese development of the Chinese legend

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