仙人
Chinese
immortal | man; person; people | ||
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simp. and trad. (仙人) |
仙 | 人 |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): sin1 jan4
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): siên-ngìn
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sian-jîn / sian-lîn / sian-lâng
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢ ㄖㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sianrén
- Wade–Giles: hsien1-jên2
- Yale: syān-rén
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianren
- Palladius: сяньжэнь (sjanʹžɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/
- Homophones:
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先人
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: sin1 jan4
- Yale: sīn yàhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: sin1 jan4
- Guangdong Romanization: xin1 yen4
- Sinological IPA (key): /siːn⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/
- Homophones:
仙人
先人
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: siên-ngìn
- Hakka Romanization System: xien´ nginˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: xian1 ngin2
- Sinological IPA: /si̯en²⁴ ŋin¹¹/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sian-jîn
- Tâi-lô: sian-jîn
- Phofsit Daibuun: sienjiin
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ zin²³/
- (Hokkien: Taipei)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sian-lîn
- Tâi-lô: sian-lîn
- Phofsit Daibuun: sienliin
- IPA (Taipei): /siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ lin²⁴/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sian-lâng
- Tâi-lô: sian-lâng
- Phofsit Daibuun: sienlaang
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ laŋ²³/
- IPA (Taipei): /siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ laŋ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
Noun
(deprecated template usage) 仙人
- (Chinese mythology) immortal; supernatural entity; celestial being; transcendent being
- 仙人下凡 ― xiānrén xiàfán ― a celestial being descends into the mortal world
- (dialectical Hakka) beggar
- (Modern day) taoist saint; ascension; enlightened one
Synonyms
- (immortal): 神仙 (shénxiān)
- (beggar):
Derived terms
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Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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仙 | 人 |
せん Grade: S |
にん Grade: 1 |
Etymology
From sen (仙, supernatural being, hermit) + nin (人, human being)
Noun
- (Taoism) immortal mountain fairy or wizard.
- hermit, unworldly person, mountain man.
- one not bound by earthly desires or the thoughts of normal men.
Synonyms
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