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碟仙
dié xiān
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form of divination similar to the Ouija board, in which participants use their forefingers to push a small saucer over a sheet of paper inscribed with numerous Chinese characters
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祈仙台
qí xiān tái
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memorial altar;
platform for praying to immortals
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秋水仙
qiū shuǐ xiān
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autumn crocus (Colchicum autumnale);
meadow saffron
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秋水仙素
qiū shuǐ xiān sù
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colchicine (pharmacy)
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笔仙
bǐ xiān
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a form of automatic writing in which two or more participants hold a single pen over a sheet of paper and invite a spirit to write answers to their questions;
a spirit so invited
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筆仙
bǐ xiān
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a form of automatic writing in which two or more participants hold a single pen over a sheet of paper and invite a spirit to write answers to their questions;
a spirit so invited
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纯蓝仙鹟
chún lán xiān wēng
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(bird species of China) pale blue flycatcher (Cyornis unicolor)
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純藍仙鶲
chún lán xiān wēng
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(bird species of China) pale blue flycatcher (Cyornis unicolor)
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脱胎成仙
tuō tāi chéng xiān
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reborn as immortal
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脫胎成仙
tuō tāi chéng xiān
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reborn as immortal
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英仙座
yīng xiān zuò
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Perseus (constellation)
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英仙臂
yīng xiān bì
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Perseus spiral arm (of our galaxy)
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蓬莱仙境
péng lái xiān jìng
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Penglai, island of immortals;
fairyland
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蓬萊仙境
péng lái xiān jìng
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Penglai, island of immortals;
fairyland
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蓝喉仙鹟
lán hóu xiān wēng
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(bird species of China) blue-throated flycatcher (Cyornis rubeculoides)
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藍喉仙鶲
lán hóu xiān wēng
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(bird species of China) blue-throated flycatcher (Cyornis rubeculoides)
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诗仙
shī xiān
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"immortal of poetry", epithet of Li Bai 李白[Li3 Bai2]
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詩仙
shī xiān
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"immortal of poetry", epithet of Li Bai 李白[Li3 Bai2]
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阿仙药
ā xiān yào
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gambier extract (from Uncaria gambir), used in TCM
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阿仙藥
ā xiān yào
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gambier extract (from Uncaria gambir), used in TCM
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饭后一支烟，赛过活神仙
fàn hòu yī zhī yān ， sài guò huó shén xiān
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have a smoke after each meal and you will surpass the immortals (proverb)
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飯後一支煙，賽過活神仙
fàn hòu yī zhī yān ， sài guò huó shén xiān
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have a smoke after each meal and you will surpass the immortals (proverb)
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驾鹤成仙
jià hè chéng xiān
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to fly on a crane and become immortal
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駕鶴成仙
jià hè chéng xiān
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to fly on a crane and become immortal
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高仙芝
gāo xiān zhī
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Gao Xianzhi or Go Seonji (c. 702-756), Tang dynasty general of Goguryeo 高句麗|高句丽[Gao1 gou1 li2] extraction, active in Central Asia
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