Definition
香格里拉 is the Chinese transliteration of 'Shangri-La', a fictional utopian valley from James Hilton's 1933 novel 'Lost Horizon'. In modern Chinese, it is used both as a metaphor for an idyllic paradise and as the name of a luxury hotel chain (Shangri-La Hotels). It is a proper noun and should be capitalized in English contexts.
n.
Shangri-La (fictional utopia; also a hotel brand)
Examples
- 香格里拉。Wǒ mèngxiǎng qù Xiāng gé lǐ lā lǚxíng.I dream of traveling to Shangri-La.
- 香格里拉。Zhè jiā Xiāng gé lǐ lā jiǔdiàn de fúwù fēicháng hǎo.This Shangri-La hotel's service is very good.
- 香格里拉。Xiāng gé lǐ lā zài xiǎoshuō lǐ shì yí gè shìwài táoyuán.In the novel, Shangri-La is a paradise.
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