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

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
• Eastern Min (BUC): siĕng-ìng-ciōng
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sian-jîn-chióng / sian-lîn-chióng / sian-jîn-chiáng / sian-lîn-chiáng
• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): sian¹ 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 Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: siên-ngìn-chóng
    • Hakka Romanization System: xien´ nginˇ zong`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: xian¹ ngin² zong³
    • Sinological IPA: /si̯en²⁴ ŋin¹¹ t͡soŋ³¹/
• 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)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sian-lîn-chióng
    • Tâi-lô: sian-lîn-tsióng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sienlinciorng
    • 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/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: sian¹ ren² zhan³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key) (old-style): /si̯æn³³ ʐən¹³ ʈ͡ʂan⁴¹/
    • Sinological IPA ^(key) (new-style): /ɕi̯æn³³ ʐən¹³ t͡san⁴¹/

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?”)

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 仙人掌

1. cactus (member of the Cactaceae family)

Synonyms

• 仙巴掌 (xiānbāzhǎng)
• 仙人扇 (xiānrénshàn)
• 霸王樹／霸王树 (bàwángshù)
• (Min Nan) 刺球, 仙人球 (xiānrénqiú)

See also

• 仙人球 (xiānrénqiú)

(deprecated template usage)

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Japanese

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

Alternative forms

• 覇王樹

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps from Portuguese sabão (“soap”) + 手 (te, “hand”), as cactus stems were used by the Portuguese to remove stains. The kanji are an Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 仙人掌 (xiānrénzhǎng).

Noun

仙人掌(サボテン) or 仙人掌(さぼてん) • (saboten) 

1. cactus (member of the Cactaceae)

See also

• シャボン (shabon)
• 仙(せん)人(にん) (sennin)

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Korean

Hanja in this term
仙	人	掌

Noun

仙人掌 • (seoninjang) (hangeul 선인장)

1. Hanja form^? of 선인장 (“cactus”).