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

Note: Jieyang.
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
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

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

Derived terms

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

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 ʑiɪn siᴇn).

Pronunciation

Noun

神(しん)仙(せん) • (shinsen) 

  1. 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
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean
Hanja in this term
神仙

Noun

神仙 • (sinseon) (hangeul 신선)

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

Vietnamese
Hán tự in this term
神仙

Noun

神仙

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