yáo​chí

Jade Lake

  • created sense approved 瑶池/瑤池 · yáo​chí · Jade Lake — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    瑶池 / 瑤池

    yáo​chí

    Jade Lake

    The mythical abode of the immortals on Mount [[昆仑山|崑崙山|kun1 lun2 shan1]], specifically the residence of [[西王母|西王母|xi1 wang2 mu3]]; also used to describe any residence of the gods.

    瑶 (literal) → 瑶/瑤 · yáo · fine jade 池 (literal) → 池 · chí · pond

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  • created sense approved 瑶池/瑤池 · yáo​chí · Yaochi — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    瑶池 / 瑤池

    yáo​chí

    Yaochi

    An ancient place name in Xinjiang, referring to the Yaochi Protectorate-general [[瑶池都护府|瑤池都護府|yao2 chi2 du1 hu4 fu3]] established during the Tang Dynasty in modern-day Fukang

    瑶 (literal) → 瑶/瑤 · yáo · fine jade 池 (literal) → 池 · chí · pond

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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