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There are 44 total results for your Immortals search.

Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

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xiān
    xian1
hsien
 hisa
    ひさ

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Immortal
immortal
(1) (See 仙人・1) hermit; wizard; (2) (See 仙術) wizardry; (personal name) Hisa
僊 ṛṣi, 哩始 an immortal. 仙人; 人仙 the genī, of whom there is a famous group of eight 八仙; an ascetic, a man of the hills, a hermit; the Buddha. The 楞嚴經 gives ten kinds of immortals, walkers on the earth, fliers, wanderers at will, into space, into the deva heavens, transforming themselves into any form, etc. The names of ten ṛṣis, who preceded Śākyamuni, the first being 闍提首那? Jatisena; there is also a list of sixty-eight 大仙 given in the 大孔雀咒經下 A classification of five is 天仙 deva genī, 神仙 spirit genī, 人仙 human genī, 地仙 earth, or cavern genī, and 鬼仙 ghost genī.

八仙

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bā xiān
    ba1 xian1
pa hsien
 hassen
    はっせん

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Eight Immortals
the Eight Immortals (Daoist mythology)
(given name) Hassen


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zhé
    zhe2
che
 taku
to relegate a high official to a minor post in an outlying region (punishment in imperial China); to banish or exile; (of immortals) to banish from Heaven; to censure; to blame
to condemn

下凡

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xià fán
    xia4 fan2
hsia fan
to descend to the world (of immortals)

仙山

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xiān shān
    xian1 shan1
hsien shan
 sennoyama
    せんのやま
mountain of Immortals
(personal name) Sennoyama

仙島


仙岛

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xiān dǎo
    xian1 dao3
hsien tao
 senjima
    せんじま
island of the immortals
(personal name) Senjima

仙界

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xiān jiè
    xian1 jie4
hsien chieh
 senkai
    せんかい
world of the immortals; a fairyland; a paradise
dwelling place of hermits; pure land away from the world

仙藥


仙药

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xiān yào
    xian1 yao4
hsien yao
legendary magic potion of immortals; panacea; fig. wonder solution to a problem

地仙

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dì xiān
    di4 xian1
ti hsien
 chisen
    ちせん
(See 仙人・せんにん・1) earthly immortal (in Taoism)
(地行仙) Earth-immortals, or genī, one of the classes of ṛṣis; i. e. bhūdeva = Brahman.

天仙

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tiān xiān
    tian1 xian1
t`ien hsien
    tien hsien
 tensen
    てんせん
immortal (esp. female); deity; fairy; Goddess; fig. beautiful woman
(See 仙人・せんにん・1) heavenly immortal (in Taoism); (given name) Tensen
deva-ṛṣi, or devas and rsis, or immortals. Nāgārjuna gives ten classes of ṛṣis whose lifetime is 100, 000 years, then they are reincarnated. Another category is fivefold: 天仙 deva-ṛṣis in the mountains round Sumeru: 神仙 spirit-ṛṣis who roam the air: 人仙 humans who have attained the powers of immortals; 地仙 earth ṛṣis, subterranean; 鬼仙 pretas, or malevolent ṛṣis.

洞府

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dòng fǔ
    dong4 fu3
tung fu
cave dwelling; legendary abode of immortals

瀛洲

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yíng zhōu
    ying2 zhou1
ying chou
Yingzhou, easternmost of three fabled islands in Eastern sea, home of immortals and source of elixir of immortality

玉女

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yù nǚ
    yu4 nu:3
yü nü
 tamame
    たまめ
beautiful woman; fairy maiden attending the Daoist immortals; (polite) sb else's daughter; Chinese dodder (Cuscuta chinensis), plant whose seeds are used for TCM
(female given name) Tamame

瑶池

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 youchi / yochi
    ようち
beautiful pond; place where immortals live

真命

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zhēn mìng
    zhen1 ming4
chen ming
to receive heaven's command (of Daoist immortals etc); ordained by heaven

神仙

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shén xiān
    shen2 xian1
shen hsien
 shinsen
    しんせん
Daoist immortal; supernatural entity; (in modern fiction) fairy, elf, leprechaun etc; fig. lighthearted person
(1) immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); Taoist immortal; supernatural being; (2) (in Japan) 11th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. C)
神僊 The genī, immortals, ṛṣi, of whom the five kinds are 天, 神, 人, 地, and 鬼仙, i.e. deva, spirit, human, earth (or cave), and preta immortals.

神僊

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shén xiān
    shen2 xian1
shen hsien
 shinsen
    しんせん
(1) immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); Taoist immortal; supernatural being; (2) (in Japan) 11th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. C)
immortals

神境

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 shinkyou / shinkyo
    しんきょう
(1) grounds of a Shinto shrine; (2) enchanted land; abode of immortals and gods

神譜


神谱

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shén pǔ
    shen2 pu3
shen p`u
    shen pu
list of Gods and Immortals; pantheon

罡風


罡风

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gāng fēng
    gang1 feng1
kang feng
in Daoism, astral wind on which immortals may ride; strong wind

蓬壺


蓬壶

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péng hú
    peng2 hu2
p`eng hu
    peng hu
fabled island in Eastern sea, abode of immortals; same as Penglai 蓬萊|蓬莱

蓬萊


蓬莱

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péng lái
    peng2 lai2
p`eng lai
    peng lai
Penglai, county-level city in Yantai 煙台|烟台, Shandong; Penglai, one of three fabled islands in Eastern sea, abode of immortals; by extension, fairyland
See: 蓬莱

閬苑


阆苑

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làng yuàn
    lang4 yuan4
lang yüan
Langyuan paradise, home of the immortals in verse and legends

閬風


阆风

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láng fēng
    lang2 feng1
lang feng
Langfeng Mountain; same as Langyuan 閬苑|阆苑[Lang4 yuan4] paradise, home of the immortals in verse and legends

霓裳

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ní cháng
    ni2 chang2
ni ch`ang
    ni chang
nichang, rainbow colored clothes worn by the Eight Immortals 八仙[Ba1 xian1]

霞徑


霞径

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xiá jìng
    xia2 jing4
hsia ching
a misty path; the path of the Daoist immortals

靈藥


灵药

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líng yào
    ling2 yao4
ling yao
legendary magic potion of immortals; panacea; fig. wonder solution to a problem

飛仙


飞仙

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fēi xiān
    fei1 xian1
fei hsien
 hisen
    ひせん
(given name) Hisen
(飛行仙) Flying genī.

人相印

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rén xiāng yìn
    ren2 xiang1 yin4
jen hsiang yin
Sealed with the sign of manhood, i.e. of the religious life. 大仙 Maharsi. Great sages, applied to Buddhist saints as superior to ordinary "immortals"; also to sravakas, and especially to Buddha; | | 戒 are the Buddha's laws or commands. Vasistha 婆私瑟侘 was one of the seven rsis 大仙 of Brahmanic mythology.

六歌仙

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 rokkasen
    ろっかせん
six immortals of poetry; six notable Japanese poets whose poems were included in the anthology Kokin Wakashū

呂洞賓


吕洞宾

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lǚ dòng bīn
    lu:3 dong4 bin1
lü tung pin
Lü Dongbin (796-), Tang Dynasty scholar, one of the Eight Immortals 八仙[Ba1 xian1]

李鐵拐


李铁拐

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lǐ tiě guǎi
    li3 tie3 guai3
li t`ieh kuai
    li tieh kuai
Iron-Crutch Li, one of the Eight Immortals 八仙[Ba1 xian1] in Chinese mythology, walking around with an iron crutch and carrying a gourd with special medicine

東王公


东王公

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dōng wáng gōng
    dong1 wang2 gong1
tung wang kung
Mu Kung or Tung Wang Kung, God of the Immortals (Taoism)

祈仙台

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qí xiān tái
    qi2 xian1 tai2
ch`i hsien t`ai
    chi hsien tai
memorial altar; platform for praying to immortals

閬風巔


阆风巅

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láng fēng diān
    lang2 feng1 dian1
lang feng tien
Langfeng Mountain; same as Langyuan 閬苑|阆苑[Lang4 yuan4] paradise, home of the immortals in verse and legends

閬鳳山


阆凤山

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láng fèng shān
    lang2 feng4 shan1
lang feng shan
Langfeng Mountain; same as Langyuan 閬苑|阆苑[Lang4 yuan4] paradise, home of the immortals in verse and legends

飛行仙

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fēi xíng xiān
    fei1 xing2 xian1
fei hsing hsien
flying immortals

活神仙似

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huó shén xiān sì
    huo2 shen2 xian1 si4
huo shen hsien ssu
to live like the immortals (advertising real estate)

狐鬼神仙

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hú guǐ shén xiān
    hu2 gui3 shen2 xian1
hu kuei shen hsien
foxes, ghosts and immortals; supernatural beings, usually fictional

瓊漿玉液


琼浆玉液

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qióng jiāng yù yè
    qiong2 jiang1 yu4 ye4
ch`iung chiang yü yeh
    chiung chiang yü yeh
bejeweled nectar (idiom); ambrosia of the immortals; superb liquor; top quality wine

蓬萊仙境


蓬莱仙境

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péng lái xiān jìng
    peng2 lai2 xian1 jing4
p`eng lai hsien ching
    peng lai hsien ching
Penglai, island of immortals; fairyland

金童玉女

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jīn tóng yù nǚ
    jin1 tong2 yu4 nu:3
chin t`ung yü nü
    chin tung yü nü
lit. golden boys and jade maidens (idiom); attendants of the Daoist immortals; fig. lovely young children; a golden couple; (of a couple who are in the public eye) a lovely young couple

八仙過海,各顯神通


八仙过海,各显神通

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bā xiān guò hǎi , gè xiǎn shén tōng
    ba1 xian1 guo4 hai3 , ge4 xian3 shen2 tong1
pa hsien kuo hai , ko hsien shen t`ung
    pa hsien kuo hai , ko hsien shen tung
lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom); fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities

飯後一支煙,賽過活神仙


饭后一支烟,赛过活神仙

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fàn hòu yī zhī yān , sài guò huó shén xiān
    fan4 hou4 yi1 zhi1 yan1 , sai4 guo4 huo2 shen2 xian1
fan hou i chih yen , sai kuo huo shen hsien
have a smoke after each meal and you will surpass the immortals (proverb)

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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