仙人

Chinese

		immortal	man; person; people
simp. and trad. (仙人)		仙	人

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiānrén

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢㄖㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sin¹ jan⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): siên-ngìn
Min Nan (POJ): sian-jîn / sian-lîn / sian-lâng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: xiānrén
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢㄖㄣˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianren
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
  - Jyutping: sin¹ jan⁴
  - Yale: sīn yàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sin¹ jan⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: xin¹ yen⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /siːn⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/
  - Homophones:
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Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: siên-ngìn
  - Hakka Romanization System: xien´ nginˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: xian¹ ngin²
  - IPA: /ɕi̯en²⁴ ɲin¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sian-jîn
  - Tâi-lô: sian-jîn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sienjiin
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ ʑin²³/
- (Hokkien: Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sian-lîn
  - Tâi-lô: sian-lîn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sienliin
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ lin²⁴/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sian-lâng
  - Tâi-lô: sian-lâng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sienlaang
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ laŋ²³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ laŋ²⁴/

Noun

仙人

(Chinese mythology) immortal; supernatural entity; celestial being; transcendent being

Synonyms

神仙 (shénxiān)

Derived terms

仙人扇 (xiānrénshàn)
仙人掌 (xiānrénzhǎng)

仙人球 (xiānrénqiú)

Japanese

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

Etymology

From sen (仙, supernatural being, hermit) + nin (人, human being)

Noun

仙人 (hiragana せんにん, rōmaji sennin)

(Taoism) immortal mountain fairy or wizard.
hermit, unworldly person, mountain man.
one not bound by earthly desires or the thoughts of normal men.

Synonyms

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