仙

xiān

Definitions

1. immortal

Words Containing 仙

• 仙王座 xiān wáng zuò: Cepheus (constellation)
• 仙居县 xiān jū xiàn: Xianju county in Taizhou 台州[tāi zhōu], Zhejiang
• 仙女星系 xiān nǚ xīng xì: Andromeda galaxy M31
• 仙鹤 xiān hè: red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis)
• 仙去 xiān qù: to become an immortal; (fig.) to die
• 仙女 xiān nǚ: fairy
• 秋水仙素 qiū shuǐ xiān sù: colchicine (pharmacy)
• 神仙 shén xiān: Daoist immortal
• 仙逝 xiān shì: to die
• 仙游 xiān yóu: Xianyou county in Putian 莆田[pú tián], Fujian
• 仙后座 xiān hòu zuò: Cassiopeia (constellation)
• 大仙 dà xiān: great immortal
• 欲仙欲死 yù xiān yù sǐ: to wish one were dead (idiom)
• 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]
• 笔仙 bǐ xiān: a spirit so invited
• 仙方 xiān fāng: prescription of elixir
• 祈仙台 qí xiān tái: memorial altar
• 武仙座 wǔ xiān zuò: Hercules (constellation)
• 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
• 蓝喉仙鹟 lán hóu xiān wēng: (bird species of China) blue-throated flycatcher (Cyornis rubeculoides)
• 甲仙 jiǎ xiān: Jiaxian or Chiahsien township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan
• 仙女座星系 xiān nǚ zuò xīng xì: Andromeda galaxy M31
• 仙客来 xiān kè lái: cyclamen (loanword)
• 仙八色鸫 xiān bā sè dōng: (bird species of China) fairy pitta (Pitta nympha)
• 夜神仙 yè shén xiān: night owl
• 游仙 yóu xiān: Youxian district of Mianyang city 綿陽市|绵阳市[mián yáng shì], north Sichuan
• 淡颏仙鹟 dàn kē xiān wēng: (bird species of China) pale-chinned flycatcher (Cyornis poliogenys)
• 脱胎成仙 tuō tāi chéng xiān: reborn as immortal
• 仙游县 xiān yóu xiàn: Xianyou county in Putian 莆田[pú tián], Fujian
• 棕腹蓝仙鹟 zōng fù lán xiān wēng: (bird species of China) vivid niltava (Niltava vivida)
• 仙气 xiān qì: ethereal quality
• 仙女棒 xiān nǚ bàng: sparkler (hand-held firework)
• 登仙 dēng xiān: to become immortal
• 仙童 xiān tóng: elf
• 仙岛 xiān dǎo: island of the immortals
• 仙人球 xiān rén qiú: ball cactus
• 中华仙鹟 zhōng huá xiān wēng: (bird species of China) Chinese blue flycatcher (Cyornis glaucicomans)
• 仙宫 xiān gōng: underground palace of ghouls, e.g. Asgard of Scandinavian mythology
• 仙人掌杆菌 xiān rén zhǎng gǎn jūn: (microbiology) Bacillus cereus
• 侏蓝仙鹟 zhū lán xiān wēng: (bird species of China) pygmy blue flycatcher (Muscicapella hodgsoni)
• 仙草 xiān cǎo: medicinal herb (genus Mesona)
• 白尾蓝仙鹟 bái wěi lán xiān wēng: (bird species of China) white-tailed flycatcher (Cyornis concretus)
• 修炼成仙 xiū liàn chéng xiān: lit. to practice austerities to become a Daoist immortal
• 仙姿玉色 xiān zī yù sè: heavenly beauty, jewel colors (idiom); unusually beautiful lady
• 棕腹仙鹟 zōng fù xiān wēng: (bird species of China) rufous-bellied niltava (Niltava sundara)
• 小仙鹟 xiǎo xiān wēng: (bird species of China) small niltava (Niltava macgrigoriae)
• 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]
• 仙人 xiān rén: Daoist immortal
• 仙台 xiān tái: Sendai, city in northeast Japan
• 仙姑 xiān gū: female immortal
• 仙药 xiān yào: legendary magic potion of immortals
• 仙女座 xiān nǚ zuò: Andromeda (constellation)
• 卡仙尼 kǎ xiān ní: Cassini space probe
• 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
• 诗仙 shī xiān: \immortal of poetry\, epithet of Li Bai 李白[lǐ bái]
• 仙桃市 xiān táo shì: Xiantao sub-prefecture level city in Hubei
• 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
• 甲仙乡 jiǎ xiān xiāng: Jiaxian or Chiahsien township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan
• 仙乡 xiān xiāng: fairyland
• 棕腹大仙鹟 zōng fù dà xiān wēng: (bird species of China) Fujian niltava (Niltava davidi)
• 仙女座大星云 xiān nǚ zuò dà xīng yún: great nebula in Andromeda or Andromeda galaxy M31
• 狐鬼神仙 hú guǐ shén xiān: foxes, ghosts and immortals
• 仙人掌 xiān rén zhǎng: cactus
• 天仙 tiān xiān: immortal (esp. female)
• 苏仙区 sū xiān qū: Suxian district of Chenzhou city 郴州市[chēn zhōu shì], Hunan
• 大仙鹟 dà xiān wēng: (bird species of China) large niltava (Niltava grandis)
• 仙子 xiān zǐ: fairy
• 仙人掌果 xiān rén zhǎng guǒ: prickly pear
• 苏仙 sū xiān: Suxian district of Chenzhou city 郴州市[chēn zhōu shì], Hunan
• 山蓝仙鹟 shān lán xiān wēng: (bird species of China) hill blue flycatcher (Cyornis banyumas)
• 喇叭水仙 lā bā shuǐ xiān: daffodil
• 八仙湖 bā xiān hú: see 草海[cǎo hǎi]
• 蓬莱仙境 péng lái xiān jìng: Penglai, island of immortals
• 仙女星座 xiān nǚ xīng zuò: Andromeda constellation (galaxy) M31
• 凤仙花 fèng xiān huā: balsam
• 游仙区 yóu xiān qū: Youxian district of Mianyang city 綿陽市|绵阳市[mián yáng shì], north Sichuan
• 仙乐 xiān yuè: heavenly music
• 仙女 xiān nǚ: fairy
• 仙居 xiān jū: Xianju county in Taizhou 台州[tāi zhōu], Zhejiang
• 驾鹤成仙 jià hè chéng xiān: to fly on a crane and become immortal
• 仙桃 xiān táo: Xiantao sub-prefecture level city in Hubei
• 仙界 xiān jiè: world of the immortals; a fairyland; a paradise
• 仙山 xiān shān: mountain of Immortals
• 纯蓝仙鹟 chún lán xiān wēng: (bird species of China) pale blue flycatcher (Cyornis unicolor)
• 秋水仙 qiū shuǐ xiān: autumn crocus (Colchicum autumnale)
• 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)
• 仙山琼阁 xiān shān qióng gé: jeweled palace in the fairy mountain
• 英仙座 yīng xiān zuò: Perseus (constellation)
• 海南蓝仙鹟 hǎi nán lán xiān wēng: (bird species of China) Hainan blue flycatcher (Cyornis hainanus)
• 仙境 xiān jìng: fairyland
• 巴仙 bā xiān: percent (loanword)
• 仙贝 xiān bèi: rice cracker
• 八仙 bā xiān: the Eight Immortals (Daoist mythology)
• 仙股 xiān gǔ: penny stocks
• 仙人跳 xiān rén tiào: confidence trick in which a man is lured by an attractive woman
• 英仙臂 yīng xiān bì: Perseus spiral arm (of our galaxy)
• 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)
• 仙丹 xiān dān: elixir
• 黄大仙 huáng dà xiān: Wong Tai Sin district of Kowloon, Hong Kong
• 水仙 shuǐ xiān: narcissus
• 水仙花 shuǐ xiān huā: daffodil
• 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
• 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)
• 成仙 chéng xiān: (Taoism) to become an immortal