南華老仙

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See also: 南华老仙

Chinese

Zhuangzi
old; aged; venerable
old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)
 
immortal
trad. (南華老仙) 南華
simp. (南华老仙) 南华

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Proper noun

南華老仙

  1. (archaic) Zhuangzi

Usage notes

After his death, Zhuangzi was deified by his followers. They said that he would later travel to the north, and ascend to the heavens as an immortal in a blaze of fire. In the first year of the Tianbao era (742), Emperor Xuanzong of Tang gave Zhuangzi the appellation true man from the southern lands (南華真人).