yùtái
heavenly residence
- heavenly residence
- (literary) the residence of the Heavenly Emperor in mythology
- dressing table
- (literary) an ornate mirror stand or dressing table decorated with jade; also used as a beautiful name for any mirror stand
- [style/anthology]
- (literary) short for 玉台体 yùtáitǐ, a delicate and ornate poetic style from the Southern Dynasties; or short for 玉台新咏 yùtáixīnyǒng, the poetry anthology associated with this style
- palace buildings
- (literary) historical palace terraces from the Han dynasty; later used as a general term for grand palace buildings