世外桃源
shìwài-táoyuán
Shangri-La; earthly paradise
Every meaning
shìwài-táoyuán
- Shangri-La; earthly paradise
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今天,中国人把远离战争和烦恼、理想中的安静地方叫做“世外桃源”。
桃花源记 · The Peach Blossom Spring, retold in modern Chinese · HSK 6
Its characters
- 世shìworld; society (as in 世界)
- 外wàioutside; outer
- 桃táopeach
- 源yuánsource; origin (as in 来源)
Words with 世
Words with 外
Meanings from our own dictionary. Chengyu from the Xinhua idiom list, the most common first.