香格里拉 (Xiāng gé lǐ lā) — Shangri-La (fictional utopia; also a hotel brand)
Definition
A famous fictional paradise from James Hilton's novel Lost Horizon — in Chinese use it as a poetic name for an ideal, earthly utopia, much like 世外桃源. In modern Chinese it is also the name of a luxury hotel chain.
noun
Shangri-La (fictional utopia; also a hotel brand)
Examples
- 香格里拉。Wǒ mèng xiǎng qù Xiāng gé lǐ lā lǚ xíng.I dream of traveling to Shangri-La.
- 香格里拉。Zhè jiā Xiāng gé lǐ lā jiǔ diàn de fú wù fēi cháng hǎo.This Shangri-La hotel's service is very good.
- 香格里拉。Xiāng gé lǐ lā Zài xiǎo shuō lǐ shì yí gè shì wài táo yuán.In the novel, Shangri-La is a paradise.
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