八仙

Chinese

		eight	immortal
trad. (八仙)		八	仙
simp. #(八仙)		八	仙

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bāxiān

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄚ ㄒㄧㄢ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): baat³ sin¹

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): bat¹ lhen¹ / bat² lhen¹

• Gan (Wiktionary): bat⁶ xien¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pat-siên
• Eastern Min (BUC): báik-siĕng
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): pat-sian

  (Teochew, Peng'im): boih⁴ siêng¹ / boih⁴ siang¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bāxiān
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄚ ㄒㄧㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: basian
    • Wade–Giles: pa¹-hsien¹
    • Yale: bā-syān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bashian
    • Palladius: басянь (basjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pä⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: baat³ sin¹
    • Yale: baat sīn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: baat⁸ sin¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: bad³ xin¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paːt̚³ siːn⁵⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: bat¹ lhen¹ / bat² lhen¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pat̚³³ ɬen³³/, /pat̚⁵⁵ ɬen³³/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: bat⁶ xien¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pat̚⁵ ɕiɛn⁴²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pat-siên
    • Hakka Romanization System: bad` xien´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: bad⁵ xian¹
    • Sinological IPA: /pat̚² si̯en²⁴/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: báik-siĕng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɛiʔ²⁴⁻²¹ sieŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pat-sian
    • Tâi-lô: pat-sian
    • Phofsit Daibuun: patsiefn
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pat̚³²⁻⁴ siɛn⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pat̚⁵⁻²⁴ siɛn³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pat̚³²⁻⁵ siɛn⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /pat̚³²⁻⁴ siɛn⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pat̚³²⁻⁴ siɛn⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: boih⁴ siêng¹ / boih⁴ siang¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: poih sieng / poih siang
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /poiʔ²⁻⁴ sieŋ³³/, /poiʔ²⁻⁴ siaŋ³³/

Note:

• boih4 siêng1 - Chaozhou;
• boih4 siang1 - Jieyang.

Noun

八仙

1. (Chinese mythology) Eight Immortals
2. (regional) Short for 八仙桌 (bāxiānzhuō).

Derived terms

• 八仙山
• 八仙桌 (bāxiānzhuō)
• 八仙桌上擺夜壺／八仙桌上摆夜壶
• 八仙花 (bāxiānhuā)
• 八仙過海／八仙过海 (bāxiānguòhǎi)
• 八仙過海，各顯神通／八仙过海，各显神通 (bāxiānguòhǎi, gèxiǎnshéntōng)
• 酒八仙人

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (八仙):

• → Japanese: 八仙(はっせん) (hassen)
• → Korean: 팔선(八仙) (palseon)
• → Vietnamese: Bát Tiên (八仙)

Others:

• → Thai: โป๊ยเซียน (bpóoi-siian)