xiān

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  1. 1. immortal

Words Containing 仙

仙女
xiān nǚ

fairy

仙鹤
xiān hè

red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis)

神仙
shén xiān

Daoist immortal

中华仙鹟
zhōng huá xiān wēng

(bird species of China) Chinese blue flycatcher (Cyornis glaucicomans)

仙丹
xiān dān

elixir

仙人
xiān rén

Daoist immortal

仙人掌
xiān rén zhǎng

cactus

仙人掌果
xiān rén zhǎng guǒ

prickly pear

仙人掌杆菌
xiān rén zhǎng gǎn jūn

(microbiology) Bacillus cereus

仙人球
xiān rén qiú

ball cactus

仙人跳
xiān rén tiào

confidence trick in which a man is lured by an attractive woman

仙八色鸫
xiān bā sè dōng

(bird species of China) fairy pitta (Pitta nympha)

仙去
xiān qù

to become an immortal; (fig.) to die

仙台
xiān tái

Sendai, city in northeast Japan

仙后座
xiān hòu zuò

Cassiopeia (constellation)

仙境
xiān jìng

fairyland

仙女
xiān nǚ

fairy

仙女座
xiān nǚ zuò

Andromeda (constellation)

仙女座大星云
xiān nǚ zuò dà xīng yún

great nebula in Andromeda or Andromeda galaxy M31

仙女座星系
xiān nǚ zuò xīng xì

Andromeda galaxy M31

仙女星座
xiān nǚ xīng zuò

Andromeda constellation (galaxy) M31

仙女星系
xiān nǚ xīng xì

Andromeda galaxy M31

仙女棒
xiān nǚ bàng

sparkler (hand-held firework)

仙姑
xiān gū

female immortal

仙姿玉色
xiān zī yù sè

heavenly beauty, jewel colors (idiom); unusually beautiful lady

仙子
xiān zǐ

fairy

仙客来
xiān kè lái

cyclamen (loanword)

仙宫
xiān gōng

underground palace of ghouls, e.g. Asgard of Scandinavian mythology

仙居
xiān jū

Xianju county in Taizhou 台州[tāi zhōu], Zhejiang

仙居县
xiān jū xiàn

Xianju county in Taizhou 台州[tāi zhōu], Zhejiang

仙山
xiān shān

mountain of Immortals

仙山琼阁
xiān shān qióng gé

jeweled palace in the fairy mountain

仙岛
xiān dǎo

island of the immortals

仙方
xiān fāng

prescription of elixir

仙桃
xiān táo

Xiantao sub-prefecture level city in Hubei

仙桃市
xiān táo shì

Xiantao sub-prefecture level city in Hubei

仙乐
xiān yuè

heavenly music

仙气
xiān qì

ethereal quality

仙王座
xiān wáng zuò

Cepheus (constellation)

仙界
xiān jiè

world of the immortals; a fairyland; a paradise

仙童
xiān tóng

elf

仙股
xiān gǔ

penny stocks

仙草
xiān cǎo

medicinal herb (genus Mesona)

仙药
xiān yào

legendary magic potion of immortals

仙贝
xiān bèi

rice cracker

仙逝
xiān shì

to die

仙游
xiān yóu

Xianyou county in Putian 莆田[pú tián], Fujian

仙游县
xiān yóu xiàn

Xianyou county in Putian 莆田[pú tián], Fujian

仙乡
xiān xiāng

fairyland

侏蓝仙鹟
zhū lán xiān wēng

(bird species of China) pygmy blue flycatcher (Muscicapella hodgsoni)

修炼成仙
xiū liàn chéng xiān

lit. to practice austerities to become a Daoist immortal

八仙
bā xiān

the Eight Immortals (Daoist mythology)

八仙湖
bā xiān hú

see 草海[cǎo hǎi]

八仙过海,各显其能
bā xiān guò hǎi , gè xiǎn qí néng

see 八仙過海,各顯神通|八仙过海,各显神通[bā xiān guò hǎi , gè xiǎn shén tōng]

八仙过海,各显神通
bā xiān guò hǎi , gè xiǎn shén tōng

lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom)

卡仙尼
kǎ xiān ní

Cassini space probe

喇叭水仙
lā bā shuǐ xiān

daffodil

夜神仙
yè shén xiān

night owl

大仙
dà xiān

great immortal

大仙鹟
dà xiān wēng

(bird species of China) large niltava (Niltava grandis)

天仙
tiān xiān

immortal (esp. female)

孙逸仙
sūn yì xiān

Dr Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925), first president of the Republic of China and co-founder of the Kuomintang

小仙鹟
xiǎo xiān wēng

(bird species of China) small niltava (Niltava macgrigoriae)

山蓝仙鹟
shān lán xiān wēng

(bird species of China) hill blue flycatcher (Cyornis banyumas)

巴仙
bā xiān

percent (loanword)

欲仙欲死
yù xiān yù sǐ

to wish one were dead (idiom)

成仙
chéng xiān

(Taoism) to become an immortal

棕腹仙鹟
zōng fù xiān wēng

(bird species of China) rufous-bellied niltava (Niltava sundara)

棕腹大仙鹟
zōng fù dà xiān wēng

(bird species of China) Fujian niltava (Niltava davidi)

棕腹蓝仙鹟
zōng fù lán xiān wēng

(bird species of China) vivid niltava (Niltava vivida)

武仙座
wǔ xiān zuò

Hercules (constellation)

水仙
shuǐ xiān

narcissus

水仙花
shuǐ xiān huā

daffodil

活神仙
huó shén xiān

a god living in our midst (sb who can predict the future like a prophet or who leads a life without constraints)

海南蓝仙鹟
hǎi nán lán xiān wēng

(bird species of China) Hainan blue flycatcher (Cyornis hainanus)

淡颏仙鹟
dàn kē xiān wēng

(bird species of China) pale-chinned flycatcher (Cyornis poliogenys)

游仙
yóu xiān

Youxian district of Mianyang city 綿陽市|绵阳市[mián yáng shì], north Sichuan

游仙区
yóu xiān qū

Youxian district of Mianyang city 綿陽市|绵阳市[mián yáng shì], north Sichuan

狐鬼神仙
hú guǐ shén xiān

foxes, ghosts and immortals

王仙芝
wáng xiān zhī

Wang Xianzhi, peasant leader during Huang Chao peasant uprising 黃巢起義|黄巢起义 875-884 in late Tang

苏仙
sū xiān

Suxian district of Chenzhou city 郴州市[chēn zhōu shì], Hunan

苏仙区
sū xiān qū

Suxian district of Chenzhou city 郴州市[chēn zhōu shì], Hunan

甲仙
jiǎ xiān

Jiaxian or Chiahsien township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan

甲仙乡
jiǎ xiān xiāng

Jiaxian or Chiahsien township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan

登仙
dēng xiān

to become immortal

白尾蓝仙鹟
bái wěi lán xiān wēng

(bird species of China) white-tailed flycatcher (Cyornis concretus)

碟仙
dié xiān

form of divination similar to the Ouija board, in which participants use their forefingers to push a small saucer over a sheet of paper inscribed with numerous Chinese characters

祈仙台
qí xiān tái

memorial altar

秋水仙
qiū shuǐ xiān

autumn crocus (Colchicum autumnale)

秋水仙素
qiū shuǐ xiān sù

colchicine (pharmacy)

笔仙
bǐ xiān

a spirit so invited

纯蓝仙鹟
chún lán xiān wēng

(bird species of China) pale blue flycatcher (Cyornis unicolor)

脱胎成仙
tuō tāi chéng xiān

reborn as immortal

英仙座
yīng xiān zuò

Perseus (constellation)

英仙臂
yīng xiān bì

Perseus spiral arm (of our galaxy)

蓬莱仙境
péng lái xiān jìng

Penglai, island of immortals

蓝喉仙鹟
lán hóu xiān wēng

(bird species of China) blue-throated flycatcher (Cyornis rubeculoides)

诗仙
shī xiān

\immortal of poetry\, epithet of Li Bai 李白[lǐ bái]

谪仙
zhé xiān

a genius (literally, an immortal who has been banished from heaven to live on earth), an epithet for exceptional individuals such as the Tang poet Li Bai 李白[lǐ bái]

饭后一支烟,赛过活神仙
fàn hòu yī zhī yān , sài guò huó shén xiān

have a smoke after each meal and you will surpass the immortals (proverb)

驾鹤成仙
jià hè chéng xiān

to fly on a crane and become immortal

高仙芝
gāo xiān zhī

Gao Xianzhi or Go Seonji (c. 702-756), Tang dynasty general of Goguryeo 高句麗|高句丽[gāo gōu lí] extraction, active in Central Asia

凤仙花
fèng xiān huā

balsam

黄大仙
huáng dà xiān

Wong Tai Sin district of Kowloon, Hong Kong