祈仙台

Mandarin · pinyin qí xiān tái

Meanings

  1. memorial altar
  2. platform for praying to immortals
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祈
qí · pray; entreat, beseech
仙
xiān · Taoist super-being, transcendent, immortal
台
tái · platform; unit; term of address
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2–1–2 · qi2 xian1 tai2

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