華胥

Chinese
 
flowery; flourishing; magnificent
flowery; flourishing; magnificent; your; grey; corona; time; essence; China; Chinese; name of a mountain
 all; assist; to store
trad. (華胥) 華 胥
simp. (华胥) 华 胥

Pronunciation

Proper noun

華胥

  1. (Chinese mythology) mythological civilisation to the south of Mount Hua; ideal state
  2. (Chinese mythology) mother of Fuxi
  3. (～鎮) Huaxu (a town in Lantian, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China)

Derived terms
  • 華胥世／华胥世
  • 華胥之夢／华胥之梦
  • 華胥調／华胥调

Noun

華胥

  1. (figurative) dream; dreamland

Japanese
Kanji in this term
華 胥
か
Grade: S		 しょ
Hyōgaiji
kan’on

Etymology

Literary Chinese 華胥 (“Huaxu”), from the chapter "Yellow Emperor" of Liezi, in which the Yellow Emperor dreamt of a paradise of this name during his nap.

Noun

華(か)胥(しょ) • (kasho) 

  1. (literary) Synonym of 昼寝 (hirune, “afternoon nap”)
    華(か)胥(しょ)の国(くに)に遊(あそ)ぶ
    kasho no kuni ni asobu
    to have a good nap
    (literally, “to enjoy some leisure time in the land of Huaxu”)
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