壶中天地 — “A private”
壶中天地 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a private”. Secluded world, often idyllic or fantastical, detached from the mundane. It can refer to a small, self-contained paradise or a spiritual realm, frequently associated with Taoist hermits or immortals who find boundless wonder in a small space. Literally, “Heaven and Earth in a Gourd”.
壶中天地 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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Origin and Story of 壶中天地
Cloud Terrace Mountain near Chengdu became famous because Zhang Daoling, a Celestial Master of the Orthodox Unity Taoism, cultivated himself there. Celestial Master Zhang appointed his disciple, Zhang Shen, as the abbot of the Cloud Terrace Taoist temple.
Zhang Shen was the immortal known as "Master Gourd" (Hú Gōng). He possessed a magical wine gourd. By reciting a spell, the gourd would reveal wondrous scenes: the sun, moon, stars, blue sky, vast earth, pavilions, and terraces. Even more astonishing was that he would enter the gourd to sleep at night, finding a complete world within its confines.
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What does 壶中天地 mean?
壶中天地 (hú zhōng tiān dì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a private”.
How do you pronounce 壶中天地?
壶中天地 is pronounced hú zhōng tiān dì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 壶中天地 literally mean?
Literally, 壶中天地 means “Heaven and Earth in a Gourd”. It is used to mean “a private”.
Where does 壶中天地 come from?
壶中天地 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 壶中天地?
指道家的生活。