神仙

Japanese

Kanji in this term
神	仙

Noun

神仙 (hiragana せんしん, romaji senshin)

1. A supernatural, celestial &/or divine being; a god

Derived terms

• 神仙思想 (shinsen shisō): Shenxian thought, ancient Chinese folk belief in the existence of mountain wizards

See also

• 神仙 on the Japanese Wikipedia.ja.Wikipedia

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Mandarin

simpl. and trad.
神仙

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ ʂən˧˥ɕiɛn˥˥ ]

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Noun

神仙 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin shénxiān)

1. (Advanced Mandarin) a supernatural being; a celestial being

References

• 1985, Jingrong (ed.) Wu, The Pinyin CHINESE-ENGLISH DICTIONARY (in Mandarin/English), Beijing, Hong Kong: The Commercial Press, ISBN 0471867969:
• 2000, Jingmin (ed.) Shao, HSK Dictionary (HSK汉语水平考试词典) (in Mandarin/English), Shanghai: Huadong Teachers College Publishers, ISBN 7561720785:
• "神仙" (in Mandarin/English), Dr. eye. URL accessed on 2008-11-22.