Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Learn Chinese Idiom - 世外桃源 shì wài táo yuán Arcadia,land of idyllic beauty

shì wài táo yuán
世  外  桃  源  
Literally,it means Peach Blossom Spring outside the world.it metaphorizes land of idyllic beauty,Arcadia




《 táo huā yuán jì 》 shì yí piān hěn chū mínɡ de wén zhānɡ ,
《 桃  花  源   记 》 是  一 篇   很  出  名   的 文  章    ,
"Peach Blossom Spring" is a very famous article(written by Tao Yuanming in the Eastern Jin Dynasty 317-420)

tā miáo huì le yí ɡè shì wài táo yuán 。
它 描   绘  了 一 个 世  外  桃  源   。
It describes a land of idyllic beauty(a extremly beautiful place where other people never discovered before,people were live there very happy)

xià huí , dānɡ nǐ kàn dào yí ɡè hěn piào liɑnɡ de dì fɑnɡ de shí hou ,
下  回  , 当   你 看  到  一 个 很  漂   亮    的 地 方   的 时  候  ,
Next time,when you see a very beautiful place and there are few people living there or visiting there,

nǐ ké yǐ shuō “ wā ! zhēn shì yí ɡè shì wài táo yuán ā  ! ”
你 可 以 说   “ 哇 ! 真   是  一 个 世  外  桃  源   啊 ! ”
you could say "wow! what a beautiful place!"


wén zhānɡ
文  章   
n. article

miáo huì
描   绘 
to describe

piān
篇 a measure for wen zhang  

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