瑶よう台だい

noun

fairyland; bejeweled palace

A poetic, literary term for a beautiful, gem-adorned building or an enchanted realm. Rare in everyday language; encountered mainly in classical Chinese-influenced literature or ornate descriptions.

• その詩しには、瑶よう台だいのような宮きゅう殿でんが描えがかれている。

  The poem depicts a palace like a bejeweled fairyland.