桃源郷

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 桃源郷 is read as とうげんきょう and means a utopia or paradise.
• Basic usage: It can compare a mountain village to paradise or identify a quiet island as someone’s ideal refuge.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Making a comparison to paradise
  • 桃源郷: The traveler discovers a village like paradise deep in the mountains. Example: 旅人は山の奥に桃源郷のような村を見つけた。
• Regarding a place as a utopia
  • 桃源郷: The quiet island is a utopia for the busy man. Example: 忙しい彼にとって、この静かな島は桃源郷だった。