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神仙

Mandarin · pinyin shén xiān

Daoist immortal
supernatural entity
(in modern fiction) fairy, elf, leprechaun etc
fig. lighthearted person

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神: shén · spirit, god, supernatural being
仙: xiān · Taoist super-being, transcendent, immortal

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2–1 · shen2 xian1

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noun

(Chinese mythology, Taoism) immortals; supernatural entity; celestial being; transcendent being
(dialect) cicada

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