桃とう源げん

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Meanings

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noun

earthly paradise; Shangri-La

Literary term for an idyllic, secluded paradise, often used in the phrase 桃源郷 (とうげんきょう).

この谷たにはまさに桃とう源げん郷きょうのようだ。
This valley is truly like an earthly paradise.

Similar words

桃とう源げん郷きょう
The full phrase meaning 'Shangri-La' or 'paradise on earth'; 桃源 alone is a shorter, more literary reference to the same concept.
楽らく園えん
A more common word for 'paradise' or 'pleasure garden', without the specific Chinese literary allusion of 桃源.

Etymology

From Chinese 桃源 (táoyuán), literally 'peach source', referring to the legendary Peach Blossom Spring (桃花源) described by Tao Yuanming, an idyllic utopia hidden from the outside world.