神仙
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Chinese
God; unusual; mysterious God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being |
immortal | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (神仙) |
神 | 仙 | |
| alternative forms | 神僊／神仙 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): san4 sin1
- (Taishan, Wiktionary): sin3 lhen1
- (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): san4 sin1
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sṳ̀n-siên
- Northern Min (KCR): sěng-síng
- Southern Min
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄢ → ㄕㄣˊ ˙ㄒㄧㄢ (toneless final syllable variant)
- Tongyong Pinyin: shénsiån
- Wade–Giles: shên2-hsien5
- Yale: shén-syan
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shern.shian
- Palladius: шэньсянь (šɛnʹsjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂən³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/ → /ʂən³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn³/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: san4 sin1
- Yale: sàhn sīn
- Cantonese Pinyin: san4 sin1
- Guangdong Romanization: sen4 xin1
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɐn²¹ siːn⁵⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: sin3 lhen1
- Sinological IPA (key): /sin²² ɬen³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳ̀n-siên
- Hakka Romanization System: siinˇ xienˊ
- Hagfa Pinyim: sin2 xian1
- Sinological IPA: /sɨn¹¹ si̯en²⁴/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
- Kienning Colloquial Romanized: sěng-síng
- Sinological IPA (key): /seiŋ²¹ siŋ⁵⁴/
- (Jian'ou)
- Southern Min
Note: Jieyang.
- Middle Chinese: zyin sjen
Noun
神仙
- (Chinese mythology, Taoism) immortals; supernatural entity; celestial being; transcendent being
- 神仙傳／神仙传 ― shénxiān zhuàn ― Shenxian Zhuan
Synonyms
- (literary) 神物 (shénwù)
Derived terms
- 大羅神仙／大罗神仙
- 活神仙
- 神仙一把抓
- 神仙中人 (shénxiānzhōngrén)
- 神仙思想
- 神仙打架，小鬼遭殃 (shénxiān dǎjià, xiǎoguǐ zāoyāng)
- 神仙放屁——不同凡響／神仙放屁——不同凡响 (shénxiānfàngpì, bùtóngfánxiǎng)
- 神仙水 (shénxiānshuǐ)
- 神仙眷屬／神仙眷属
- 神仙魚／神仙鱼
- 要作神仙眷屬，先作柴米夫妻／要作神仙眷属，先作柴米夫妻
- 陸地神仙／陆地神仙
- 飄若神仙／飘若神仙
Descendants
Japanese
Alternative forms
Etymology
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 神 | 仙 |
| しん Grade: 3 |
せん Grade: S |
| on'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 神仙 (kyūjitai) |
From Middle Chinese 神仙 (MC zyin sjen).
Pronunciation
Noun
- supernatural, celestial or divine being; an immortal
Derived terms
- 神仙思想 (shinsenshisō, “ancient Chinese folk belief in the existence of mountain wizards”)
References
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 神 | 仙 |
Noun
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
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| 神 | 仙 |
Noun
神仙