仙人掌

Chinese

		immortal; supernatural entity; celestial being immortal; supernatural entity; celestial being; transcendent being	palm (of hand); in charge of
simp. and trad. (仙人掌)		仙人	掌
Literally: “immortal man's palm”.

仙人掌

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): xiānrénzhǎng

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢㄖㄣˊ ㄓㄤˇ

(Chengdu, SP): xian¹ ren² zang³
Cantonese (Jyutping): sin¹ jan⁴ zoeng²
Gan (Wiktionary): xien¹ liin zong³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): siên-ngìn-chóng
Min Nan (POJ): sian-jîn-chióng / sian-lîn-chióng / sian-jîn-chiáng / sian-lîn-chiáng
Xiang (Wiktionary): sian¹ ren² zhan³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiānrénzhǎng
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢㄖㄣˊ ㄓㄤˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianrenjaang
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: xian¹ ren² zang³
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xianrhenzang
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕiɛn⁵⁵ zən²¹ t͡saŋ⁵³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sin¹ jan⁴ zoeng²
  - Yale: sīn yàhn jéung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sin¹ jan⁴ dzoeng²
  - Guangdong Romanization: xin¹ yen⁴ zêng²
  - IPA ^(key): /siːn⁵⁵ jɐn²¹ t͡ɕœːŋ³⁵/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: xien¹ liin zong³
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕiɛn⁴² lɨn² t͡sɔŋ²¹³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: siên-ngìn-chóng
  - Hakka Romanization System: xien´ nginˇ zong`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: xian¹ ngin² zong³
  - IPA: /ɕi̯en²⁴ ɲin¹¹ t͡soŋ³¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sian-jîn-chióng
  - Tâi-lô: sian-jîn-tsióng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sienjinciorng
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ ʑin²³⁻³³ t͡ɕiɔŋ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sian-lîn-chióng
  - Tâi-lô: sian-lîn-tsióng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sienlinciorng
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ lin²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡ɕiɔŋ⁵³/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sian-jîn-chiáng
  - Tâi-lô: sian-jîn-tsiáng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sienjinciarng
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ ʑin²³⁻³³ t͡ɕiaŋ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sian-lîn-chiáng
  - Tâi-lô: sian-lîn-tsiáng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sienlinciarng
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ lin²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡ɕiaŋ⁵³/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: sian¹ ren² zhan³
  - IPA ^(key) (old-style): /siæn³³ ʐən¹³ t͡ʂan⁴¹/
  - IPA ^(key) (new-style): /ɕiæn³³ ʐən¹³ t͡san⁴¹/

Noun

仙人掌

cactus (member of the Cactaceae family)

Synonyms

仙巴掌 (xiānbāzhǎng)
仙人扇 (xiānrénshàn)
霸王樹／霸王树 (bàwángshù)
(Min Nan) 刺球, 仙人球 (xiānrénqiú)

Derived terms

仙人掌果 (xiānrénzhǎngguǒ)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
仙	人	掌
Grade: S	Grade: 1	Grade: S
Irregular

Alternative forms

覇王樹

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps from Portuguese sabão (“soap”) + 手 (te, “hand”), as cactus stems were used by the Portuguese to remove stains. The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓), from Chinese 仙人掌.

Pronunciation

(Irregular reading)
- (Tokyo) サボテン [sàbótéń] (Heiban – [0])
- IPA^(key): [sa̠bo̞tẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

仙人掌 (katakana サボテン, hiragana さぼてん, rōmaji saboten)

cactus (member of the Cactaceae)

仙人掌

Chinese

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Noun

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Japanese

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