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謫仙

简谪仙 · 繁謫仙

Mandarin · pinyin 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
(fig.) banished official

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仙: xiān · Taoist super-being, transcendent, immortal
谪: zhé · charge, blame; disgrace; demote

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2–1 · zhe2 xian1

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