仙人掌

Chinese

		immortal; supernatural entity; celestial being immortal; supernatural entity; celestial being; transcendent being	palm (of hand); in charge of
simp. and trad. (仙人掌)		仙人	掌
Literally: “immortal man's palm”.

仙人掌

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “It seems to be an SOP, but is there any story behind this immortal man?”)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): xiānrénzhǎng

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓㄤˇ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): xian¹ ren² zang³

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sin¹ jan⁴ zoeng²
• Gan (Wiktionary): xien¹ liin zong³
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): siên-ngìn-chóng

  (Meixian, Guangdong): xiên¹ ngin² zong³

• Jin (Wiktionary): xie¹ reng¹ zon²
• Eastern Min (BUC): siĕng-ìng-ciōng
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): sian-jîn-chióng / sian-lîn-chióng / sian-jîn-chiáng / sian-lîn-chiáng

  (Teochew, Peng'im): siang¹ nang⁵ zion²

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹shi-gnin-tsaon
• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): sienn¹ ren² zhan³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiānrénzhǎng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓㄤˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sianrénjhǎng
    • Wade–Giles: hsien¹-jên²-chang³
    • Yale: syān-rén-jǎng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianrenjaang
    • Palladius: сяньжэньчжан (sjanʹžɛnʹčžan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: xian¹ ren² zang³
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xianrhenzang
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiɛn⁵⁵ zən²¹ t͡saŋ⁵³/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sin¹ jan⁴ zoeng²
    • Yale: sīn yàhn jéung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sin¹ jan⁴ dzoeng²
    • Guangdong Romanization: xin¹ yen⁴ zêng²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːn⁵⁵ jɐn²¹ t͡sœːŋ³⁵/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: xien¹ liin zong³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiɛn⁴² lɨn² t͡sɔŋ²¹³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: siên-ngìn-chóng
    • Hakka Romanization System: xien^ˊ ngin^ˇ zong^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: xian¹ ngin² zong³
    • Sinological IPA: /si̯en²⁴ ŋin¹¹ t͡soŋ³¹/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: xiên¹ ngin² zong³
    • Sinological IPA: /siɛn⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ŋin¹¹ t͡sɔŋ³¹/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: xie¹ reng¹ zon²
    • Sinological IPA (old-style, no sandhi): /ɕie¹¹ ʐə̃ŋ¹¹ t͡sɒ̃⁵³/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: siĕng-ìng-ciōng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sieŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ^(Ø-)ŋiŋ⁵³⁻³³ ^(t͡s-)ʒuoŋ³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sian-jîn-chióng
    • Tâi-lô: sian-jîn-tsióng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sienjinciorng
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ zin²³⁻³³ t͡siɔŋ⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Taipei, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sian-lîn-chióng
    • Tâi-lô: sian-lîn-tsióng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sienlinciorng
    • IPA (Singapore): /siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² lin²⁴⁻²¹ t͡siɔŋ⁴²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ lin²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡siɔŋ⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sian-jîn-chiáng
    • Tâi-lô: sian-jîn-tsiáng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sienjinciarng
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ zin²³⁻³³ t͡siaŋ⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sian-lîn-chiáng
    • Tâi-lô: sian-lîn-tsiáng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sienlinciarng
    • IPA (Taipei): /siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ lin²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡siaŋ⁵³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: siang¹ nang⁵ zion²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: siang nâng tsióⁿ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siaŋ³³⁻²³ naŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sĩõ⁵²/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ¹shi-gnin-tsaon
    • MiniDict: shi^平 nyin tsaon
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹xi-nyin-tsaan
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɕi⁵⁵ n̠ʲin³³ t͡sɑ̃²¹/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: sienn¹ ren² zhan³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key) (old-style): /si̯ẽ³³ ʐən¹³ ʈ͡ʂan⁴¹/
    • Sinological IPA ^(key) (new-style): /ɕi̯ẽ³³ ʐən¹³ t͡san⁴¹/

Noun

仙人掌

1. cactus, especially prickly pear cactus

Synonyms

• 仙人扇 (xiānrénshàn)
• 霸王樹／霸王树 (bàwángshù)
• (Teochew) 火旺

Dialectal synonyms of 仙人掌 (“cactus”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		仙人掌
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	仙人掌
	Taiwan	仙人掌
	Chengde	仙人掌
	Chifeng	仙人掌
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	仙人掌
	Heihe	仙人掌
	Qiqihar	仙人掌
	Harbin	仙人掌
	Jiamusi	仙人掌
	Baicheng	仙人掌
	Changchun	仙人掌
	Tonghua	仙人掌
	Shenyang	仙人掌
	Jinzhou	仙人掌
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	仙人掌
	Tangshan	仙人掌
	Cangzhou	仙人掌
	Baoding	仙人掌
	Shijiazhuang	仙人掌
	Lijin	仙人掌
	Jinan	仙人掌
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	仙人掌
	Dandong	仙人掌
	Yantai	仙人掌
	Yantai (Muping)	仙人掌
	Qingdao	仙人掌
	Zhucheng	仙人掌
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	仙人掌
	Lingbao	仙人掌
	Jining	仙人掌
	Linfen	仙人掌
	Shangqiu	仙人掌
	Yuanyang	仙人掌
	Zhengzhou	仙人掌
	Xinyang	仙人掌
	Baihe	仙人掌
	Xi'an	仙人掌
	Baoji	仙人掌
	Tianshui	仙人掌
	Xining	仙人掌
	Xuzhou	仙人掌
	Fuyang	仙人掌
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	仙人掌
	Lanzhou	仙人掌
	Dunhuang	仙人掌
	Hami	仙人掌
	Ürümqi	仙人掌
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	仙人掌
	Nanchong	仙人掌
	Dazhou	仙人掌
	Hanyuan	仙人掌
	Xichang	仙人掌
	Zigong	仙人掌
	Chongqing	仙人掌
	Wuhan	仙人掌
	Yichang	仙人掌
	Xiangyang	仙人掌
	Tianmen	仙人掌
	Guiyang	仙人掌
	Zunyi	仙人掌
	Bijie	仙人掌, 仙人板板
	Liping	仙人掌
	Zhaotong	仙人掌
	Dali	仙人掌
	Kunming	仙人掌
	Mengzi	扁基乾
	Guilin	仙人掌
	Liuzhou	仙人掌
	Nanning (Wuming)	仙人掌
	Jishou	仙人掌
	Changde	仙人掌
	Hanzhong	仙人掌
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	仙人掌
	Yangzhou	仙人掌
	Lianyungang	仙人掌
	Lianshui	仙人掌
	Nantong	仙人掌
	Anqing	仙人掌
	Wuhu	仙人掌
	Hong'an	仙人掌
Cantonese	Hong Kong	仙人掌
	Dongguan	仙人掌
Gan	Nanchang	仙人掌
	Pengze	仙人掌
	Lichuan	仙人掌
	Pingxiang	仙人掌
Hakka	Meixian	仙人掌
	Yudu	千年掌
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	仙人掌
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	仙人掌
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	仙人掌
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	仙人掌
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	仙人掌
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	仙人掌
Huizhou	Jixi	仙人掌
	Shexian	仙人掌
Jin	Taiyuan	仙人掌
	Yangyuan	仙人掌
	Datong	仙人掌
	Xinzhou	仙人掌
	Lüliang (Lishi)	仙人掌
	Changzhi	仙人掌
	Linhe	仙人掌
	Jining	仙人掌
	Hohhot	仙人掌
	Erenhot	仙人掌
	Pingshan	仙人掌
	Zhangjiakou	仙人掌
	Handan	仙人掌
	Linzhou	仙人掌
	Suide	仙人掌
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	仙人掌
Southern Min	Xiamen	刺球
	Quanzhou	仙人球
	Zhangzhou	刺球
	Singapore (Hokkien)	仙巴掌, 仙人掌
	Jieyang	花旺
	Haikou	仙儂掌
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	豬乸怕
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	仙人掌
Wu	Shanghai	仙人掌
	Suzhou	仙人掌
	Danyang	仙人掌
	Hangzhou	仙人掌
	Ningbo	仙人掌
	Wenzhou	仙人掌
	Jinhua	仙人掌
Xiang	Changsha	仙人掌
	Loudi	仙人掌

Derived terms

• 仙人掌果 (xiānrénzhǎngguǒ)

 

See also

• 仙人球 (xiānrénqiú)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
仙	人	掌
さぼてん
Grade: S	Grade: 1	Grade: S
jukujikun

For pronunciation and definitions of 仙人掌 – see the following entry.

【サボテン】 [noun] cactus (member of the Cactaceae family) Alternative spellings 覇王樹, さぼてん

(This term, 仙人掌, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
仙	人	掌

Noun

仙人掌 • (seoninjang) (hangeul 선인장)

1. hanja form^? of 선인장 (“cactus”)