天てん外がい

noun

beyond the heavens; farthest regions

Literary or poetic term for a place far beyond the sky or the known world. Often used in fixed expressions like 天外孤独 or in classical contexts.

• 彼かれは天てん外がいの地ちを夢ゆめ見みて旅たび立だった。

  He set off dreaming of a land beyond the heavens.