仙人
Appearance
Chinese
[edit]immortal | man; person; people | ||
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simp. and trad. (仙人) |
仙 | 人 | |
alternative forms | 僊人/仙人 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): sin1 jan4
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): siên-ngìn
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sian-jîn / sian-lîn / sian-lâng
- Wu (Northern, Wugniu): 1shi-gnin / 1shi-gnin2
- 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 Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: siên-ngìn
- Hakka Romanization System: xienˊ nginˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: xian1 ngin2
- Sinological IPA: /si̯en²⁴ ŋin¹¹/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- 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)
- Wu
Noun
[edit]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
- (dialectal Hakka) beggar
- (Ningbonese, anatomy) pupil
- (modern day) Taoist saint; ascension; enlightened one
Synonyms
[edit]- (immortal): 神仙 (shénxiān)
Variety | Location | Words |
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Classical Chinese | 眸子 | |
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 瞳孔 | |
Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 瞳人兒 |
Taiwan | 瞳孔 | |
Harbin | 眼人兒 | |
Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 瞳人兒 |
Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 瞳人兒 |
Xi'an | 瞳人兒 | |
Xining | 眼娃娃 | |
Xuzhou | 瞳人兒 | |
Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 眼仁子 |
Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 瞳孔, 瞳人 |
Wuhan | 瞳人 | |
Guiyang | 瞳人 | |
Liuzhou | 瞳人 | |
Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 瞳人兒 |
Yangzhou | 瞳人子 | |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 眼公仔, 瞳人 |
Hong Kong | 瞳孔 | |
Dongguan | 眼公 | |
Gan | Nanchang | 瞳人 |
Lichuan | 瞳人 | |
Hakka | Yudu | 瞳仁, 烏眼仁子 |
Huizhou | Jixi | 仙人頭 |
Jin | Taiyuan | 瞳孔, 黑眼仁兒, 眼睛仁仁 |
Xinzhou | 瞳人兒, 眼睛仁子 | |
Northern Min | Jian'ou | 瞳人, 烏珠 |
Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 瞳子 |
Southern Min | Xiamen | 尪仔頭 |
Zhangzhou | 尪仔仁 | |
Taipei (Wanhua) | 烏仁 | |
Kaohsiung | 烏仁 | |
Yilan | 烏仁 | |
Changhua (Lukang) | 烏仁 | |
Taichung | 烏仁 | |
Taichung (Wuqi) | 烏仁 | |
Tainan | 尪仔頭 | |
Taitung | 尪仔 | |
Hsinchu | 烏仁 | |
Penghu (Magong) | 目睭尪 | |
Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 眼瞳 |
Wu | Shanghai | 眼仙人, 瞳孔 |
Shanghai (Chongming) | 仙人烏子 | |
Suzhou | 眼仙人 | |
Danyang | 眼孔 | |
Hangzhou | 瞳人兒 | |
Ningbo | 仙人, 瞳孔 | |
Wenzhou | 瞳人, 仙人頭 | |
Jinhua | 瞳人 | |
Xiang | Changsha | 瞳人 |
Loudi | 瞳子 |
Derived terms
[edit]- 仙人扇 (xiānrénshàn)
- 仙人拍鼓有時錯,跤步踏差啥人無 / 仙人拍鼓有时错,跤步踏差啥人无 (sian-jîn phah kó͘ iú sî chhò, kha-pō͘ ta̍h-chha siáⁿ-lâng bô) (Min Nan)
- 仙人掌 (xiānrénzhǎng)
- 仙人渡 (Xiānréndù)
- 仙人球 (xiānrénqiú)
Japanese
[edit]Kanji in this term | |
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仙 | 人 |
せん Grade: S |
にん Grade: 1 |
on'yomi | goon |
Etymology
[edit]From sen (仙, supernatural being, hermit) + nin (人, human being).
Noun
[edit]- (Taoism) immortal mountain fairy or wizard.
- hermit, unworldly person, mountain man.
- one not bound by earthly desires or the thoughts of normal men.
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- 仙人草 (senninsō)
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