神仙

Chinese

		God; unusual; mysterious God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being	immortal
simp. and trad. (神仙)		神	仙
alternative forms		神僊／神仙

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shénxiān

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄢ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): san⁴ sin¹

(Taishan, Wiktionary): sin³ lhen¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sṳ̀n-siên
Northern Min (KCR): sěng-síng
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): sîn-sian

(Teochew, Peng'im): sêng⁵ siang¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shénxiān → shénxian (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄢ → ㄕㄣˊ ˙ㄒㄧㄢ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shénsiån
  - Wade–Giles: shên²-hsien⁵
  - Yale: shén-syan
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shern.shian
  - Palladius: шэньсянь (šɛnʹsjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂən³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/ → /ʂən³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: san⁴ sin¹
  - Yale: sàhn sīn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: san⁴ sin¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: sen⁴ xin¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐn²¹ siːn⁵⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: sin³ lhen¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sin²² ɬen³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳ̀n-siên
  - Hakka Romanization System: siinˇ xien´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: sin² xian¹
  - Sinological IPA: /sɨn¹¹ si̯en²⁴/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: sěng-síng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /seiŋ²¹ siŋ⁵⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sîn-sian
  - Tâi-lô: sîn-sian
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sinsiefn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /sin²⁴⁻²² siɛn⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sin²⁴⁻²² siɛn³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /sin¹³⁻²² siɛn⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /sin²⁴⁻¹¹ siɛn⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /sin²³⁻³³ siɛn⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: sêng⁵ siang¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sêng siang
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /seŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ siaŋ³³/

Note: Jieyang.

Middle Chinese: zyin sjen

Rime
Character	神	仙
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	船 (27)	心 (16)
Final (韻)	眞 (43)	仙 (77)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	食鄰切	相然切
Baxter	zyin	sjen
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʑiɪn/	/siᴇn/
Pan Wuyun	/ʑin/	/siɛn/
Shao Rongfen	/ʑjen/	/sjæn/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʑin/	/sian/
Li Rong	/d͡ʑiĕn/	/siɛn/
Wang Li	/d͡ʑĭĕn/	/sĭɛn/
Bernard Karlgren	/d͡ʑʰi̯ĕn/	/si̯ɛn/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	shén	xiān
Expected Cantonese Reflex	san⁴	sin¹

Noun

神仙

(Chinese mythology, Taoism) immortal; supernatural entity; celestial being; transcendent being
神仙傳／神仙传 ― shénxiān zhuàn ― Shenxian Zhuan

Synonyms

(literary) 神物 (shénwù)

Derived terms

大羅神仙／大罗神仙
活神仙
神仙一把抓
神仙中人 (shénxiānzhōngrén)
神仙思想
神仙打架，小鬼遭殃 (shénxiān dǎjià, xiǎoguǐ zāoyāng)
神仙放屁——不同凡響／神仙放屁——不同凡响 (shénxiānfàngpì, bùtóngfánxiǎng)
神仙水 (shénxiānshuǐ)
神仙眷屬／神仙眷属
神仙魚／神仙鱼
要作神仙眷屬，先作柴米夫妻／要作神仙眷属，先作柴米夫妻
陸地神仙／陆地神仙
飄若神仙／飘若神仙

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (神仙):

→ Japanese: 神(しん)仙(せん) (shinsen)
→ Korean: 신선(神仙) (sinseon)
→ Vietnamese: thần tiên (神仙)

Japanese

Alternative forms

神僊

Etymology

Kanji in this term
神	仙
しん Grade: 3	せん Grade: S
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
神仙 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese 神仙 (MC zyin sjen).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) しんせん [shìńséń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
IPA^(key): [ɕĩɰ̃sẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

神(しん)仙(せん) • (shinsen)

supernatural, celestial or divine being; an immortal

Derived terms

神(しん)仙(せん)思(し)想(そう) (shinsenshisō, “ancient Chinese folk belief in the existence of mountain wizards”)

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
神	仙

Noun

神仙 • (sinseon) (hangeul 신선)

Hanja form^? of 신선 (“celestial or divine being; an immortal”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
神	仙

Noun

神仙

chữ Hán form of thần tiên (“celestial or divine being; an immortal”).

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[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN