仙 xiān
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xiān
noun
an immortal
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Mythology
Notes: A celestial being, especially a Taoist immortal (Guoyu '仙' n 1; Kroll 2015 '仙' 1, p. 492; NCCED '仙' 1, p. 1750; Unihan '仙'; Wu and Tee 2015, loc. 1465; XHZD '仙', p. 811; Yu, Anthony C. tr. 2012, ”The Journey to the West”, p. 116, ch. 2) -
xiān
adjective
transcendent
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Of celestial beauty of character (Guoyu '仙' adj 3; Kroll 2015 '仙' 1a, p. 492; Unihan '仙') -
xiān
adjective
floating; ascending
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '仙' 2, p. 492) -
xiān
noun
a sage
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: ṛṣi, or: muni, Japanese: sen (BCSD '仙', p. 96; FGDB '仙人'; Kroll 2015 '仙' 3, p. 492; MW 'ṛṣi'; SH '仙', p. 166; Unihan '仙') -
xiān
noun
a master; someone exceeding at a skill
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: For example, 剑仙 master swordsman (Guoyu '仙' n 2; NCCED '仙' 2, p. 1750) -
xiān
proper noun
Xian
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (Guoyu '仙' n 3) -
xiān
adjective
celestial
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 神仙的 (Guoyu '仙' adj 1) -
xiān
adverb
deceased
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: A polite term (Guoyu '仙' adv)
Contained in
- 缚斯仙(縛斯仙) Vasiṣṭha
- 毘目智仙 Vimokṣaprajñā; Vimoksaprajna
- 江苏江都仙女庙(江蘇江都仙女廟) Xiannu temple in Jiangdu, Jiangsu Province
- 金刚仙论(金剛仙論) Jingang Xian Lun
- 左大仙 Great Sage Vāmaka
- 婆伽婆仙 Sage Bhagava
- 八脱大仙(八脫大仙) Great SageSage Astamaka
- 仙人住处(仙人住處) āśramapada
- 跋伽婆仙 Sage Bhagava
- 菩提仙那 Bodhisena
- 文殊师利菩萨及诸仙所说吉凶时日善恶宿曜经(文殊師利菩薩及諸仙所說吉凶時日善惡宿曜經) Sutra on Mañjuśrī Bodhisattva and the Ṛsī ̣Discourses on the Auspicious and Inauspicious Days of the Constellations and Luminous Bodies; Wenshushili Ji Zhu Xian Suo Shuo Jixiong Shi Ri Shan E Su Yao Jing
- 足目仙 Aksapada
Also contained in
仙桃市 、 甲仙乡 、 秋水仙 、 孙逸仙 、 仙气 、 仙女座星系 、 仙台 、 碟仙 、 仙方儿 、 仙宫 、 苏仙 、 大仙鹟 、 阿仙药 、 白尾蓝仙鹟 、 祈仙台 、 诗仙 、 仙界 、 仙居县 、 仙女棒 、 欲仙欲死 、 仙人跳 、 棕腹大仙鹟 、 列仙传 、 蓬莱仙境 、 仙乡 、 仙八色鸫 、 仙人掌 、 神仙传 、 水仙花 、 广博仙人 、 仙茅 、 仙客来 、 黄大仙 、 八仙过海，各显神通 、 神仙方术 、 仙桃 、 仙子 、 仙丹 、 秋水仙素
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- Volume 10: Religion Overview - Class 6: Outline of a Consistent Path 第十冊 宗教概說 第六課 一貫道概說 Fo Guang Buddhist Textbooks 《佛光教科書》 — count: 19
- Chapter 7: Prophecy of the Seer 第七章 相者的預言 The Biography of Sakyamuni Buddha 《釋迦牟尼佛傳》 — count: 15
- From People's Basic Needs Discussing Chan School Life 從衣食住行談禪宗的生活 Humanistic Buddhism Series 9 - Study of the Chan and Pure Land Schools 《人間佛教系列9－禪學與淨土》 — count: 8
- Questions and Discussion 問題討論 Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》 — count: 8
- Volume 10: Religion Overview - Class 7: Outline of Taoism 第十冊 宗教概說 第七課 道教概說 Fo Guang Buddhist Textbooks 《佛光教科書》 — count: 8
- A Record 記 Buddhism Series 9 - Art and Literature 《佛教叢書9－藝文》 — count: 6
- Writings on the Chan School and Pure Land - How to Practice Chan Meditation? 禪門淨土篇 如何參禪？ Humanistic Buddhism Quotations 《人間佛教語錄》 — count: 6
- From Humorous Free and Easy Discussing Chan School Characters 從風趣灑脫談禪宗的人物 Humanistic Buddhism Series 9 - Study of the Chan and Pure Land Schools 《人間佛教系列9－禪學與淨土》 — count: 6
- Chapter 4: The Beauty of Transcendence - Deformity 卷四 超越之美 ■畸形 Life's Ten Thousand Affairs 9 - Thinking about Positioning for Advantage 《人間萬事9－往好處去想》 — count: 5
- 8. Conversion of Family Members - 1. Home Education 捌、佛化家庭篇 一、家庭教育 Buddhism Series 7 - Organization and Ceremonies 《佛教叢書7－儀制》 — count: 5
Collocations
- 仙崖 (仙崖) 仙崖禪師到外面去教化眾生 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, Questions and Discussion 問題討論 — count: 54
- 求仙 (求仙) 人人求仙未必成仙 — One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 3: Activities at Places of Practice 《僧事百講3－道場行事》, Lecture 7: Offering from Humans and Heaven 第七講．人天供養 — count: 11
- 有神仙 (有神仙) 我國古書上有神仙洞府之說 — Traces Over the Sky and Ocean 《海天遊踪》, Thailand 泰國 — count: 10
- 仙便 (仙便) 不是求仙便得仙 — Hsing Yun Dharma Words 4 - How to Overcome Difficulties 《星雲法語4－如何度難關》, Scroll 4: Teaching and Study - Courting Disaster 卷四 教導後學 招殃 — count: 7
- 默仙 (默仙) 丈夫請默仙禪師給予開導 — Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 2 - Prescription for the Heart 《迷悟之間(二)度一切苦厄》, To Be Flexible 屈伸自如 — count: 6
- 仙风 (仙風) 來了一個仙風道骨的人 — Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 8 - Where do Blessings Come From? 《迷悟之間(八)福報哪裡來》, The Inspiration of Shoes 鞋子的啟示 — count: 6
- 凤仙 (鳳仙) 蔡松坡如果沒有小鳳仙 — Pearls of Wisdom: Prayers for Engaged Living 《佛光菜根譚》, Society and the Workforce: A Prayer for Prostitutes 社會‧職業 為煙花女子祈願文 — count: 6
- 仙禅师 (仙禪師) 丈夫請默仙禪師給予開導 — Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 2 - Prescription for the Heart 《迷悟之間(二)度一切苦厄》, To Be Flexible 屈伸自如 — count: 6
- 狐仙 (狐仙) 狐仙精靈 — Hsing Yun Diary (1993/1-1994/8) 《星雲日記(1993/1~1994/8)》, Hsing Yun Diary 25 - The Moving Experience of Spiritual Practice: Oneness and Coexistence 星雲日記25～ 感動的修行 同體與共生(1993/10/16～1993/10/31) — count: 5
- 许仙 (許仙) 他和許仙相戀 — One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 1: Monastery Administration 《僧事百講1－叢林制度》, Lecture 2: Chinese Monasteries 第二講‧中土叢林 — count: 4