xian xiān

Taoist super-being, transcendent, immortal

HSK 6 #1255

DEFINITIONS

仙 xiān
  • immortal
  • variant of 仙[xian1]

STROKES

WORDS

修煉成 xiū liàn chéng xiān lit. to practice austerities to become a Daoist immortal; practice makes perfect
jiǎ xiān (Tw) to pretend; to put on a false front; (Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [ké-sian])
桌 bā xiān zhuō old-fashioned square table to seat eight people
湖 bā xiān hú see 草海[Cao3 hai3]
过海,各显其能 bā xiān guò hǎi , gè xiǎn qí néng see 八仙過海,各顯神通|八仙过海,各显神通[Ba1 xian1 guo4 hai3 , ge4 xian3 shen2 tong1]
過海,各顯其能 bā xiān guò hǎi , gè xiǎn qí néng see 八仙過海,各顯神通|八仙过海,各显神通[Ba1 xian1 guo4 hai3 , ge4 xian3 shen2 tong1]
过海,各显神通 bā xiān guò hǎi , gè xiǎn shén tōng lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom); fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities
過海,各顯神通 bā xiān guò hǎi , gè xiǎn shén tōng lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom); fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities
尼 kǎ xiān ní Cassini space probe
喇叭水 lā bā shuǐ xiān daffodil
夜神 yè shén xiān night owl; late sleeper
鹟 dà xiān wēng (bird species of China) large niltava (Niltava grandis)
鶲 dà xiān wēng (bird species of China) large niltava (Niltava grandis)
孙逸 sūn yì xiān Dr Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925), first president of the Republic of China and co-founder of the Kuomintang; same as 孫中山|孙中山
孫逸 sūn yì xiān Dr Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925), first president of the Republic of China and co-founder of the Kuomintang; same as 孫中山|孙中山
鹟 xiǎo xiān wēng (bird species of China) small niltava (Niltava macgrigoriae)
鶲 xiǎo xiān wēng (bird species of China) small niltava (Niltava macgrigoriae)
山蓝鹟 shān lán xiān wēng (bird species of China) hill blue flycatcher (Cyornis banyumas)
山藍鶲 shān lán xiān wēng (bird species of China) hill blue flycatcher (Cyornis banyumas)
bā xiān percent (loanword)
欲死 yù xiān yù sǐ to wish one were dead (idiom); (fig.) to be in seventh heaven
慾死 yù xiān yù sǐ to wish one were dead (idiom); (fig.) to be in seventh heaven
chéng xiān to become immortal
棕腹鹟 zōng fù xiān wēng (bird species of China) rufous-bellied niltava (Niltava sundara)
棕腹鶲 zōng fù xiān wēng (bird species of China) rufous-bellied niltava (Niltava sundara)