半仙

Chinese

		half; semi-; incomplete half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half	immortal
simp. and trad. (半仙)		半	仙

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): poàn-sian

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: poàn-sian
    • Tâi-lô: puàn-sian
    • Phofsit Daibuun: poarnsiefn
    • IPA (Xiamen): /puan²¹⁻⁵³ siɛn⁴⁴/

Noun

半仙

1. (Xiamen Hokkien) fortuneteller (complimentary term of address)

Synonyms

• 有司 (yǒusī) (archaic)
• 看命仙 (Hokkien)
• 相命仙 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
• 相命的 (Hokkien)
• 相命者 (xiàngmìngzhě)
• 算命仙 (Hakka, Taiwanese Hokkien)
• 算命仔 (Hakka)
• 算命佬 (syun³ meng⁶ lou²) (Cantonese)
• 算命先生 (suànmìng xiānsheng) (male fortuneteller)
• 算命家 (suànmìngjiā)