仙人掌
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仙人掌
Chinese
| palm (of hand); in charge of | |||
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| simp. and trad. (仙人掌) |
仙人 | 掌 | |
| Literally: “immortal man's palm”. | |||
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard)
- (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): xian1 ren2 zang3
- Cantonese (Jyutping): sin1 jan4 zoeng2
- Gan (Wiktionary): xien1 liin zong3
- Hakka
- 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
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- 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/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- 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/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Gan
- (Nanchang)
- Wiktionary: xien1 liin zong3
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕiɛn⁴² lɨn² t͡sɔŋ²¹³/
- (Nanchang)
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: siên-ngìn-chóng
- Hakka Romanization System: xienˊ nginˇ zongˋ
- Hagfa Pinyim: xian1 ngin2 zong3
- Sinological IPA: /si̯en²⁴ ŋin¹¹ t͡soŋ³¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
- Hakka Romanization System: sienˋ ngin zhongˊ
- Sinological IPA: /sien⁵³ ŋin⁵⁵ t͡ʃoŋ²⁴/
- (Meixian)
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Jin
- (Taiyuan)+
- Wiktionary: xie1 reng1 zon2
- Sinological IPA (old-style, no sandhi): /ɕie¹¹ ʐəŋ¹¹ t͡sɒ̃⁵³/
- (Taiyuan)+
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: siĕng-ìng-ciōng
- Sinological IPA (key): /sieŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ (Ø-)ŋiŋ⁵³⁻³³ (t͡s-)ʒuoŋ³³/
- (Fuzhou)
- 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/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
- Wu
- Xiang
Noun
仙人掌
- cactus, especially prickly pear cactus
Synonyms
Derived terms
- 仙人掌果 (xiānrénzhǎngguǒ)
See also
- 仙人球 (xiānrénqiú)
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
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| 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. | ||
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| (This term, 仙人掌, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |
Korean
| Hanja in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 仙 | 人 | 掌 |