仙女

Mandarin · pinyin xiān nǚ

Meanings

  1. fairy
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仙
xiān · Taoist super-being, transcendent, immortal
女
nǚ · woman, girl; feminine; Kangxi radical 38; 10th lunar mansion, determinative star ε Aquarii (Albali)
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1–3 · xian1 nu:3

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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 4 senses · 2 Cantonese readings

Rime Cantonese 粵拼

sin1 neoi2 · sin1 neoi5

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sin1 neoi5

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noun

  1. (mythology) celestial maiden; immortal
  2. (mythology) fairy
  3. (slang, figurative) nymphet (beautiful young girl)

name

  1. (~鎮) Xiannü (a town in Zhijiang, Yichang, Hubei, China)

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