福地

fúdì
noun #48,814

Measure Word

一块福地 kuài

Meanings

  1. 1 blessed land
  2. 2 paradise
  3. 3 auspicious place
  4. 4 Daoist immortal realm

Examples

Zhèlǐ zhēn shì kuài fúdì.
This really is a blessed place.
Dàojiā yǒu dòngtiān fúdì de shuōfǎ.
Daoism has the concept of dongtian-fudi (grotto heavens and blessed lands).

Tips

culture
In Daoism, 福地 refers to the Ten Great Grotto Heavens, Thirty-Six Lesser Grotto Heavens, and Seventy-Two Blessed Lands — a mapped system of sacred mountains where immortals dwell, codified by Tang Daoist . Places like , , all hold formal 福地 rankings. In everyday speech 福地 just means a place where good fortune accumulates.
usage
The measure word is idiomatic here (一块福地), treating the land as a 'plot.' Often appears in the set phrase 人杰地灵, 福地.

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