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阿仙藥 阿仙药 [a1 xian1 yao4] /gambier extract (from Uncaria gambir), used in TCM/ 4999 1
八仙 八仙 [Ba1 xian1] /the Eight Immortals (Daoist mythology)/ 4310 1
八仙過海,各顯其能 八仙过海,各显其能 [Ba1 xian1 guo4 hai3 , ge4 xian3 qi2 neng2] /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]/ 3719 1
八仙過海,各顯神通 八仙过海,各显神通 [Ba1 xian1 guo4 hai3 , ge4 xian3 shen2 tong1] /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/ 3719 1
八仙湖 八仙湖 [Ba1 xian1 Hu2] /see 草海[Cao3 hai3]/ 5105 1
八仙桌 八仙桌 [ba1 xian1 zhuo1] /old-fashioned square table to seat eight people/ 3202 1
巴仙 巴仙 [[ba1xian1]] /(Singapore) (loanword) percent/ 81 2
白尾藍仙鶲 白尾蓝仙鹟 [[bai2wei3 lan2xian1weng1]] /(bird species of China) white-tailed flycatcher (Leucoptilon concretum)/ 791 2
筆仙 笔仙 [bi3 xian1] /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/ 3709 1
成仙 成仙 [[cheng2xian1]] /(Taoism) to become an immortal/ 872 2
純藍仙鶲 纯蓝仙鹟 [[chun2lan2 xian1weng1]] /(bird species of China) pale blue flycatcher (Cyornis unicolor)/ 953 2
大仙 大仙 [da4 xian1] /great immortal/ 6297 1
大仙鶲 大仙鹟 [[da4 xian1weng1]] /(bird species of China) large niltava (Niltava grandis)/ 950 2
淡頦仙鶲 淡颏仙鹟 [[dan4ke1 xian1weng1]] /(bird species of China) pale-chinned flycatcher (Cyornis poliogenys)/ 953 2
登仙 登仙 [deng1 xian1] /to become immortal/big promotion/die/ 6375 1
碟仙 碟仙 [die2 xian1] /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/ 4640 1
獨角仙 独角仙 [[du2jiao3xian1]] /rhinoceros beetle/ 65 2
飯後一支煙,賽過活神仙 饭后一支烟,赛过活神仙 [fan4 hou4 yi1 zhi1 yan1 , sai4 guo4 huo2 shen2 xian1] /have a smoke after each meal and you will surpass the immortals (proverb)/ 5239 1
鳳仙花 凤仙花 [feng4 xian1 hua1] /balsam/Balsaminaceae (a flower family including Impatiens balsamina)/touch-me-not/busy Lizzie/ 6948 1
高仙芝 高仙芝 [Gao1 Xian1 zhi1] /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/ 3803 1
海南藍仙鶲 海南蓝仙鹟 [[Hai3nan2 lan2xian1weng1]] /(bird species of China) Hainan blue flycatcher (Cyornis hainanus)/ 953 2
黃大仙 黄大仙 [[huang2da4xian1]] /see 黃鼬|黄鼬[huang2you4]/ 112 2
活神仙 活神仙 [[huo2shen2xian1]] /a god living in our midst (sb who can predict the future like a prophet or who leads a life without constraints)/ 825 2
假仙 假仙 [[jia3xian1]] /(Tw) to pretend; to put on a false front (from Taiwanese 假仙, Tai-lo pr. [ké-sian])/ 630 2
駕鶴成仙 驾鹤成仙 [jia4 he4 cheng2 xian1] /to fly on a crane and become immortal/ 6863 1
九天仙女 九天仙女 [[jiu3tian1-xian1nü3]] /(idiom) celestial maiden of the highest heavens; (fig.) woman of extraordinary beauty/ 50 2
卡仙尼 卡仙尼 [Ka3 xian1 ni2] /Cassini space probe/ 6994 1
喇叭水仙 喇叭水仙 [la1 ba1 shui3 xian1] /daffodil/ 7102 1
藍喉仙鶲 蓝喉仙鹟 [[lan2hou2 xian1weng1]] /(bird species of China) blue-throated blue flycatcher (Cyornis rubeculoides)/ 782 2
李鐵拐 李铁拐 [Li3 Tie3 guai3] /Iron-Crutch Li, one of the Eight Immortals 八仙[Ba1 xian1] in Chinese mythology, walking around with an iron crutch and carrying a gourd with special medicine/ 4310 1
呂洞賓 吕洞宾 [Lü3 Dong4 bin1] /Lü Dongbin (796-), Tang Dynasty scholar, one of the Eight Immortals 八仙[Ba1 xian1]/ 4310 1
霓裳 霓裳 [ni2 chang2] /nichang, rainbow colored clothes worn by the Eight Immortals 八仙[Ba1 xian1]/ 4310 1
蓬萊仙境 蓬莱仙境 [peng2 lai2 xian1 jing4] /Penglai, island of immortals/fairyland/ 6574 1
祈仙台 祈仙台 [qi2 xian1 tai2] /memorial altar/platform for praying to immortals/ 6573 1
青草茶 青草茶 [[qing1cao3cha2]] /(Tw) a traditional Taiwanese drink made from cooling medicinal herbs, typically used to relieve internal heat or sore throat, made with ingredients such as mesona 仙草[xian1cao3], fish mint 魚腥草|鱼腥草[yu2xing1cao3], mint and dandelion/ 454 2
秋水仙 秋水仙 [qiu1 shui3 xian1] /autumn crocus (Colchicum autumnale)/meadow saffron/ 4218 1
秋水仙素 秋水仙素 [qiu1 shui3 xian1 su4] /colchicine (pharmacy)/ 4218 1
秋水仙鹼 秋水仙碱 [[qiu1shui3xian1jian3]] /colchicine (a toxic alkaloid used to treat gout)/ 377 2
山藍仙鶲 山蓝仙鹟 [[shan1lan2xian1weng1]] /(bird species of China) hill blue flycatcher (Cyornis whitei)/ 951 2
神仙 神仙 [shen2 xian1] /Daoist immortal/supernatural entity/(in modern fiction) fairy, elf, leprechaun etc/fig. lighthearted person/ 5656 1
詩仙 诗仙 [shi1 xian1] /"immortal of poetry", epithet of Li Bai 李白[Li3 Bai2]/ 4473 1
水仙 水仙 [[shui3xian1]] /daffodil; narcissus/ 98 2
水仙花 水仙花 [[shui3xian1hua1]] /daffodil; narcissus/ 98 2
蘇仙 苏仙 [[Su1xian1]] /see 蘇仙區|苏仙区[Su1xian1 Qu1]/ 364 2
蘇仙區 苏仙区 [[Su1xian1 Qu1]] /Suxian, a district of Chenzhou City 郴州市[Chen1zhou1 Shi4], Hunan/ 840 2
孫逸仙 孙逸仙 [Sun1 Yi4 xian1] /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/ 6937 1
孫中山 孙中山 [Sun1 Zhong1 shan1] /Dr Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925), first president of the Republic of China and co-founder of the Guomintang 國民黨|国民党/same as 孫逸仙|孙逸仙/ 6570 1
天仙 天仙 [tian1 xian1] /immortal (esp. female)/deity/fairy/Goddess/fig. beautiful woman/ 6575 1
脫胎成仙 脱胎成仙 [tuo1 tai1 cheng2 xian1] /reborn as immortal/ 6577 1
王仙芝 王仙芝 [Wang2 Xian1 zhi1] /Wang Xianzhi, peasant leader during Huang Chao peasant uprising 黃巢起義|黄巢起义 875-884 in late Tang/ 6869 1
武仙座 武仙座 [Wu3 xian1 zuo4] /Hercules (constellation)/ 4662 1
[xian1] /variant of 仙[xian1]/ 4875 1
[xian1] /immortal/ 7102 1
[xian1] /variant of 仙, immortal/light (as a feather)/ 6424 1
[xian1] /old variant of 仙[xian1]/ 4838 1
仙草 仙草 [xian1 cao3] /medicinal herb (genus Mesona)/grass jelly/ 5731 1
仙丹 仙丹 [xian1 dan1] /elixir/magic potion/ 6424 1
仙島 仙岛 [xian1 dao3] /island of the immortals/ 6570 1
仙方 仙方 [xian1 fang1] /prescription of elixir/potion of immortality/potion prescribed by an immortal/ 6424 1
仙方兒 仙方儿 [xian1 fang1 r5] /erhua variant of 仙方[xian1 fang1]/ 5093 1
仙姑 仙姑 [xian1 gu1] /female immortal/sorceress/ 7102 1
仙股 仙股 [xian1 gu3] /penny stocks/ 4840 1
仙鶴 仙鹤 [xian1 he4] /red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis)/ 6049 1
仙后座 仙后座 [Xian1 hou4 zuo4] /Cassiopeia (constellation)/ 5121 1
仙境 仙境 [xian1 jing4] /fairyland/wonderland/paradise/ 6138 1
仙客來 仙客来 [xian1 ke4 lai2] /cyclamen (loanword)/ 3326 1
仙茅 仙茅 [xian1 mao2] /golden eye-grass (Curculigo orchioides)/Curculigo rhizome (used in TCM)/ 4478 1
仙女 仙女 [xian1 nü3] /fairy/ 7102 1
仙女星系 仙女星系 [Xian1 nü3 xing1 xi4] /Andromeda galaxy M31/ 6815 1
仙女星座 仙女星座 [Xian1 nü3 xing1 zuo4] /Andromeda constellation (galaxy) M31/ 4662 1
仙女座 仙女座 [Xian1 nü3 zuo4] /Andromeda (constellation)/ 4662 1
仙女座大星雲 仙女座大星云 [Xian1 nü3 zuo4 da4 xing1 yun2] /great nebula in Andromeda or Andromeda galaxy M31/ 6815 1
仙女座星系 仙女座星系 [Xian1 nü3 zuo4 xing1 xi4] /Andromeda galaxy M31/ 6815 1
仙氣 仙气 [xian1 qi4] /ethereal quality/(Chinese folklore) a puff of breath from the mouth of a celestial being, which can magically transform an object into sth else/ 1927 1
仙人 仙人 [xian1 ren2] /Daoist immortal/celestial being/ 6832 1
仙人球 仙人球 [xian1 ren2 qiu2] /ball cactus/ 6127 1
仙人跳 仙人跳 [xian1 ren2 tiao4] /confidence trick in which a man is lured by an attractive woman/ 1981 1
仙人掌 仙人掌 [xian1 ren2 zhang3] /cactus/ 7102 1
仙人掌桿菌 仙人掌杆菌 [xian1 ren2 zhang3 gan3 jun1] /(microbiology) Bacillus cereus/ 2039 1
仙人掌果 仙人掌果 [xian1 ren2 zhang3 guo3] /prickly pear/ 6866 1
仙山 仙山 [xian1 shan1] /mountain of Immortals/ 6581 1
仙山瓊閣 仙山琼阁 [xian1 shan1 qiong2 ge2] /jeweled palace in the fairy mountain/ 6368 1
仙逝 仙逝 [xian1 shi4] /to die/to depart this mortal coil/ 6863 1
仙台 仙台 [Xian1 tai2] /Sendai, city in northeast Japan/ 6574 1
仙桃 仙桃 [Xian1 tao2] /Xiantao sub-prefecture level city in Hubei/ 6633 1
仙桃 仙桃 [xian1 tao2] /the peaches of immortality of Goddess Xi Wangmu 西王母/ 6612 1
仙桃市 仙桃市 [Xian1 tao2 shi4] /Xiantao sub-prefecture level city in Hubei/ 6633 1
仙童 仙童 [xian1 tong2] /elf/leprechaun/ 6832 1
仙王座 仙王座 [Xian1 wang2 zuo4] /Cepheus (constellation)/ 4662 1
仙鄉 仙乡 [xian1 xiang1] /fairyland/honorific: your homeland/ 6424 1
仙藥 仙药 [xian1 yao4] /legendary magic potion of immortals/panacea/fig. wonder solution to a problem/ 6476 1
仙樂 仙乐 [xian1 yue4] /heavenly music/ 6196 1
仙姿玉色 仙姿玉色 [xian1 zi1 yu4 se4] /heavenly beauty, jewel colors (idiom); unusually beautiful lady/ 6334 1
仙子 仙子 [xian1 zi3] /fairy/ 6424 1
仙八色鶇 仙八色鸫 [[xian1ba1se4dong1]] /(bird species of China) fairy pitta (Pitta nympha)/ 950 2
仙貝 仙贝 [[xian1bei4]] /(loanword) senbei (Japanese rice cracker)/ 138 2
仙界 仙界 [[xian1jie4]] /world of the immortals; a fairyland; a paradise/ 872 2
仙居 仙居 [[Xian1ju1]] /see 仙居縣|仙居县[Xian1ju1 Xian4]/ 128 2
仙居縣 仙居县 [[Xian1ju1 Xian4]] /Xianju, a county in Taizhou City 台州市[Tai1zhou1 Shi4], Zhejiang/ 128 2
仙女棒 仙女棒 [[xian1nü3bang4]] /sparkler (handheld firework)/(slang) vibrator (sex toy)/ 332 2
仙去 仙去 [[xian1qu4]] /to become an immortal; (fig.) to die/ 815 2
仙臺 仙台 [[Xian1tai2]] /Sendai (city in Japan)/ 102 2
仙俠 仙侠 [[xian1xia2]] /(fiction genre) xianxia; Chinese fantasy featuring immortals, spiritual cultivation 修仙[xiu1xian1], and other supernatural elements/ 7 2
仙遊 仙游 [[xian1you2]] /(literary) (euphemism) to die; to pass away/ 82 2
仙遊 仙游 [[Xian1you2]] /see 仙遊縣|仙游县[Xian1you2 Xian4]/ 368 2
仙遊縣 仙游县 [[Xian1you2 Xian4]] /Xianyou, a county in Putian City 莆田市[Pu2tian2 Shi4], Fujian/ 895 2
小仙女 小仙女 [xiao3 xian1 nü3] /girl fairy/beautiful girl or young woman/(neologism) (slang) irrational and egocentric young woman/ 972 1
小仙鶲 小仙鹟 [[xiao3 xian1weng1]] /(bird species of China) small niltava (Niltava macgrigoriae)/ 950 2
修仙 修仙 [[xiu1xian1]] /to cultivate oneself in pursuit of immortality (esp. in Daoism)/ 21 2
夜神仙 夜神仙 [ye4 shen2 xian1] /night owl/late sleeper/ 5903 1
英仙臂 英仙臂 [ying1 xian1 bi4] /Perseus spiral arm (of our galaxy)/ 6797 1
英仙座 英仙座 [Ying1 xian1 zuo4] /Perseus (constellation)/ 7034 1
游仙 游仙 [[You2xian1]] /see 游仙區|游仙区[You2xian1 Qu1]/ 130 2
游仙區 游仙区 [[You2xian1 Qu1]] /Youxian, a district of Mianyang City 綿陽市|绵阳市[Mian2yang2 Shi4], Sichuan/ 130 2
欲仙欲死 欲仙欲死 [[yu4xian1-yu4si3]] /to experience sheer ecstasy (or, when used ironically, sheer hell)/ 132 2
謫仙 谪仙 [zhe2 xian1] /a genius (literally, an immortal who has been banished from heaven to live on earth), an epithet for exceptional individuals such as the Tang poet Li Bai 李白[Li3 Bai2]/(fig.) banished official/ 1847 1
中華仙鶲 中华仙鹟 [[Zhong1hua2 xian1weng1]] /(bird species of China) Chinese blue flycatcher (Cyornis glaucicomans)/ 950 2
侏藍仙鶲 侏蓝仙鹟 [[zhu1lan2xian1weng1]] /(bird species of China) pygmy blue flycatcher (Muscicapella hodgsoni)/ 950 2
棕腹大仙鶲 棕腹大仙鹟 [[zong1fu4 da4xian1weng1]] /(bird species of China) Fujian niltava (Niltava davidi)/ 950 2
棕腹藍仙鶲 棕腹蓝仙鹟 [[zong1fu4 lan2xian1weng1]] /(bird species of China) Chinese vivid niltava (Niltava oatesi)/ 789 2
棕腹仙鶲 棕腹仙鹟 [[zong1fu4 xian1weng1]] /(bird species of China) rufous-bellied niltava (Niltava sundara)/ 950 2

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