仙人掌

Chinese

		immortal; supernatural entity; celestial being immortal; supernatural entity; celestial being; transcendent being	palm (of hand); in charge of
simp. and trad. (仙人掌)		仙人	掌
Literally: “immortal man's palm”.

仙人掌

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “It seems to be an SOP, but is there any story behind this immortal man?”)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): xiānrénzhǎng

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢㄖㄣˊ ㄓㄤˇ

(Chengdu, SP): xian¹ ren² zang³
Cantonese (Jyutping): sin¹ jan⁴ zoeng²
Gan (Wiktionary): xien¹ liin zong³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): siên-ngìn-chóng

(Meixian, Guangdong): xiên¹ ngin² zong³
Jin (Wiktionary): xie¹ reng¹ zon²
Min Dong (BUC): siĕng-ìng-ciōng
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): sian-jîn-chióng / sian-lîn-chióng / sian-jîn-chiáng / sian-lîn-chiáng

(Teochew, Peng'im): siang¹ nang⁵ zion²
Wu (Wiktionary): ¹xi-nyin-tsaan
Xiang (Wiktionary): sienn¹ ren² zhan³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiānrénzhǎng
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢㄖㄣˊ ㄓㄤˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sianrénjhǎng
  - Wade–Giles: hsien¹-jên²-chang³
  - Yale: syān-rén-jǎng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianrenjaang
  - Palladius: сяньжэньчжан (sjanʹžɛnʹčžan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕjɛn⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: xian¹ ren² zang³
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xianrhenzang
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiɛn⁵⁵ zən²¹ t͡saŋ⁵³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sin¹ jan⁴ zoeng²
  - Yale: sīn yàhn jéung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sin¹ jan⁴ dzoeng²
  - Guangdong Romanization: xin¹ yen⁴ zêng²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːn⁵⁵ jɐn²¹ t͡ʃœːŋ³⁵/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: xien¹ liin zong³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiɛn⁴² lɨn² t͡sɔŋ²¹³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: siên-ngìn-chóng
  - Hakka Romanization System: xien´ nginˇ zong`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: xian¹ ngin² zong³
  - Sinological IPA: /ɕi̯en²⁴ ɲin¹¹ t͡soŋ³¹/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: xiên¹ ngin² zong³
  - Sinological IPA: /ɕiɛn⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ɲin¹¹ t͡sɔŋ³¹/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: xie¹ reng¹ zon²
  - Sinological IPA (old-style, no sandhi): /ɕie¹¹ ʐə̃ŋ¹¹ t͡sɒ̃⁵³/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: siĕng-ìng-ciōng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sieŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ^(Ø-)ŋiŋ⁵³⁻³³ ^(t͡s-)ʒuoŋ³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sian-jîn-chióng
  - Tâi-lô: sian-jîn-tsióng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sienjinciorng
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ ʑin²³⁻³³ t͡ɕiɔŋ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Taipei, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sian-lîn-chióng
  - Tâi-lô: sian-lîn-tsióng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sienlinciorng
  - IPA (Singapore): /ɕiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² lin²⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕiɔŋ⁴²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ lin²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡ɕiɔŋ⁵³/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sian-jîn-chiáng
  - Tâi-lô: sian-jîn-tsiáng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sienjinciarng
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ ʑin²³⁻³³ t͡ɕiaŋ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sian-lîn-chiáng
  - Tâi-lô: sian-lîn-tsiáng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sienlinciarng
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ lin²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡ɕiaŋ⁵³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: siang¹ nang⁵ zion²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: siang nâng tsióⁿ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siaŋ³³⁻²³ naŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sĩõ⁵²/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: ¹xi-nyin-tsaan
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ n̠ʲɪɲ³³ t͡sɑ̃²¹/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: sienn¹ ren² zhan³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (old-style): /siẽ³³ ʐən¹³ ʈ͡ʂan⁴¹/
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (new-style): /ɕiẽ³³ ʐən¹³ t͡san⁴¹/

Noun

仙人掌

cactus (member of the Cactaceae family)

Synonyms

仙巴掌 (xiānbāzhǎng)
仙人扇 (xiānrénshàn)
霸王樹／霸王树 (bàwángshù)
(Hokkien) 刺球, 仙人球 (xiānrénqiú)
(Teochew) 火旺

Derived terms

仙人掌果 (xiānrénzhǎngguǒ)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
仙	人	掌
さぼてん
Grade: S	Grade: 1	Grade: S
jukujikun

For pronunciation and definitions of 仙人掌 – see the following entry.

【サボテン】

[noun] cactus (member of the Cactaceae family)

Alternative spellings
仙人掌, 覇王樹, さぼてん

(This term, 仙人掌, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
仙	人	掌

Noun

仙人掌 • (seoninjang) (hangeul 선인장)

Hanja form^? of 선인장 (“cactus”).

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仙人掌

Chinese

Etymology

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Noun

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Japanese

Korean

Noun