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We’re sharing free Chinese learning content with you. Idioms and proverbs, full of meaning, are explored in this series. Today, we present 「仙山樓閣」.

This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「仙山樓閣」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.

Refers to the fairyland where immortals live. It is often used to describe strange, extraordinary, wonderful or unreal states or scenes.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

xiān shān lóu gé

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

sin1 saan1 lau2 gok3

There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.