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神仙
Mandarin · pinyin shén xiān
Meanings
- Daoist immortal
- supernatural entity
- (in modern fiction) fairy, elf, leprechaun etc
- fig. lighthearted person
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2–1 · shen2 xian1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
san4 sin1
Cantonese word readings for 神仙. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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san4 sin1
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noun
- (Chinese mythology, Taoism) immortals; supernatural entity; celestial being; transcendent being
- (dialect) cicada
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