"Penglai" meaning in All languages combined

See Penglai on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

IPA: /pɛŋ.laɪ/
enPR: pǔngʹlīʹ Etymology: A romanization of Mandarin 蓬萊/蓬莱 (Pénglái) Etymology templates: {{uder|en|cmn|蓬萊|tr=Pénglái}} Mandarin 蓬萊/蓬莱 (Pénglái) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Penglai
  1. A district of Yantai, in eastern Shandong, China (famous for its mirages out at sea), formerly known as Tengchow and since renamed for a mythical island. Categories (place): Places in China, Places in Shandong Synonyms (district): Tengchow [obsolete], Teng-chou [obsolete], Dengzhou [obsolete], Penglai City [legal, law] Synonyms (mythical island): Penglai Island, Mount Penglai, Penglai Mountain
    Sense id: en-Penglai-en-name-Q9voiDxk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 85 15 Disambiguation of 'district': 90 10 Disambiguation of 'mythical island': 69 31
  2. A mythical Chinese paradise located in the eastern seas and populated with Taoist immortals. Translations (district; mystical paradise): 蓬萊 (Chinese Mandarin), 蓬莱 (Pénglái) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-Penglai-en-name-h~emXuJw Disambiguation of 'district; mystical paradise': 37 63
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: P'eng-lai (alt: Wade–Giles) Related terms: Horai, the Japanese development of the Chinese legend

Alternative forms

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