飄飄欲仙

Chinese

		fluttering in the wind	desire; longing; appetite desire; longing; appetite; wish	immortal
trad. (飄飄欲仙)		飄飄	欲	仙
simp. (飘飘欲仙)		飘飘	欲	仙

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): piāopiāoyùxiān

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄧㄠ ㄆㄧㄠ ㄩˋ ㄒㄧㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): piu¹ piu¹ juk⁶ sin¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: piāopiāoyùxiān
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄠ ㄆㄧㄠ ㄩˋ ㄒㄧㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: piaopiaoyùsian
    • Wade–Giles: pʻiao¹-pʻiao¹-yü⁴-hsien¹
    • Yale: pyāu-pyāu-yù-syān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: piaupiauyuhshian
    • Palladius: пяопяоюйсянь (pjaopjaojujsjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ y⁵¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: piu¹ piu¹ juk⁶ sin¹
    • Yale: pīu pīu yuhk sīn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: piu¹ piu¹ juk⁹ sin¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: piu¹ piu¹ yug⁶ xin¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰiːu̯⁵⁵ pʰiːu̯⁵⁵ jʊk̚² siːn⁵⁵/

Idiom

飄飄欲仙

1. feeling like one is flying up towards heaven like an immortal; sprightly as a fairy; high