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Penglai.

A district of Yantai, in eastern Shandong, China (famous for its mirages out at sea), formerly known as Tengchow and since renamed for a mythical island.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

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name/pɛŋ.laɪ/
  1. A district of Yantai, in eastern Shandong, China (famous for its mirages out at sea), formerly known as Tengchow and since renamed for a mythical island.

  2. A mythical Chinese paradise located in the eastern seas and populated with Taoist immortals.

Where this word comes from

A romanization of Mandarin 蓬萊 /蓬莱 (Pénglái)

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.