| 仙 | 1246B20 91A.21-2 | 部居  | 畫數 5 | ㄒㄧㄢ [xian1] | ||
| N. | (1) A fairy, (Taoist) immortal, a genie: 仙人 [xian1ren2], 仙公 [xian1gong1]↓; 神仙 a fairy; 神仙故事 a fairy tale; 大仙 a genie; 天仙 celestial fairy; 美若天仙 pretty as a fairy (oft. said of bride); 修仙 try to become an immortal by Taoist regimen; 成仙 become an immortal; 八仙 80.80; 仙島 fairy island, fairies’ abode in mountains; 仙鄉，仙界 fairyland; 仙洞 fairies’ cave; 仙府 fairies’ abode; 仙籍 register of names of immortals. (2) (Oft. used as modifier, in praise of) immortal, celestial talent or heavenly beauty: 仙才 ethereal poet (as 李白); 仙風道骨 (of person) sage-like type; 仙姿 a woman's ethereal beauty; 酒仙 great poetic drinkers; 詩仙 immortal poet. (3) N. modifier, having to do with Taoist, esoteric magic: 仙術，仙法 fairy magic; 仙方，仙藥 Taoist magic medicine; 仙丹 [xian1dan1]↓; 仙館 where a Taoist recluse lives; 仙去，仙逝，仙遊 pass away and ascend to heaven on a stork; 仙鶴 stork, a particular pet of Taoist. | |||||
| Words | 1. 仙班 [xian1ban1], n., the fairy retinue or staff. 2. 仙禽 [xian1qin2], n., a stork. 3. 仙丹 [xian1dan1], n., (1) pill of immortality; (2) (complim.) very excellent medicine. 4. 仙方兒 [xian1fang1er0], n., magical prescription, oft. given in temples in prayer to a god. 5. 仙姑 [xian1gu1], n., a female immortal: 何仙姑 one of the Eight Immortals. 6. 仙公 [xian1gong1], n., court. address for an immortal, also 仙翁, sometimes as fig. of speech for venerable old man. 7. 仙鶴腿 [xian1he4tui3], phr., long, slender legs (of a person, like a stork's). 8. 仙真 [xian1zhen1], n., an immortal, a Taoist god. 9. 仙家 [xian1jia0], n., see [xian1ren2]↓. 10. 仙茅 [xian1mao2], n., (bot.) a grass, Curculigo ensifolia, whose root is used as medicine (also called “Brahmin ginseng”婆羅門參). 11. 仙女 [xian1nU3], n., a fairy maiden; a very pretty girl. 12. 仙人 [xian1ren2], n., a fairy; 仙人拳 a kind of cactus, Cereus multiplex; 仙人擔 a bar with two big stones, used for exercise; 仙人掌 a kind of cactus, Opuntia ficus; 仙人跳 n., a confidence trick, using woman as decoy who then absconds with jewels and money. 13. 仙術 [xian1shu4], n., magic formula. 14. 仙逝 [xian1shi4], v.i., (euphem.) pass away. 15. 仙壇 [xian1tan2], n., altar for use in planchette (扶乩) for invoking spirits. 16. 仙桃 [xian1tao2], n., (poet.) peach. 17. 仙才 [xian1cai2], n., a genius. 18. 仙童 [xian1tong2], n., boy servant of immortals: 仙童玉女 boy and girl servants in fairyland. 19. 仙子 [xian1zi3], n., (1) an immortal, genie; (2) pretty woman. 20. 仙遊 [xian1you2], v.i., (euphem.) pass away. | |||||