修仙

Chinese
 
to decorate; to embellish; to repair; to build; to study; to write; to cultivate
 immortal
simp. and trad.
(修仙)		 修 仙

Etymology
“to stay up late”
From a sticker (picture used in chatting software) that reads 「觉都不睡，你想修仙啊」.

Pronunciation

Noun

修仙

  1. (Taoism) to cultivate oneself to become an immortal
  2. (neologism, slang) to stay up late
    還不睡覺？你這麼修仙，遲早死掉。 [MSC, trad.]
    还不睡觉？你这么修仙，迟早死掉。 [MSC, simp.]
    Hái bù shuìjiào? Nǐ zhème xiūxiān, chízǎo sǐdiào. [Pinyin]
    Still not going to bed? Staying up late will make you die sooner or later.
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