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Mandarin xiān
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 xiān variant of 仙[xian1]
Results beginning with 仙
 xiān jìng fairyland / wonderland / paradise
 xiān zǐ fairy
 xiān rén Daoist immortal / celestial being
 xiān nu:3 fairy
 xiān jiè world of the immortals / fairyland / cloud nine
 xiān shān mountain of Immortals
 xiān dān elixir / magic potion
 xiān yuè heavenly music
 xiān hè red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis)
 xiān cǎo medicinal herb (genus Mesona) / grass jelly
 xiān gū female immortal / sorceress
 Xiān tái Sendai, capital of Miyagi prefecture 宮城縣|宫城县[Gong1 cheng2 xian4] in northeast Japan
 xiān shì to die / to depart this mortal coil
 xiān tóng elf / leprechaun
 xiān bèi rice cracker
 xiān dǎo island of the immortals
 xiān fāng prescription of elixir / potion of immortality / potion prescribed by an immortal
 xiān gōng underground palace of ghouls, e.g. Asgard of Scandinavian mythology
 xiān gǔ penny stocks
 xiān hòu The
 Xiān jū Xianju county in Taizhou 台州[Tai1 zhou1], Zhejiang
 xiān máo golden eye-grass (Curculigo orchioides) / Curculigo rhizome (used in TCM)
 xiān qì ethereal quality / (Chinese folklore) a puff of breath from the mouth of a celestial being, which can magically transform an object into sth else
 xiān qù to become an immortal / (fig.) to die
 xiān táo the peaches of immortality of Goddess Xi Wangmu 西王母
 xiān xiāng fairyland / honorific: your homeland
 xiān yào legendary magic potion of immortals / panacea / fig. wonder solution to a problem
 Xiān yóu Xianyou county in Putian 莆田[Pu2 tian2], Fujian
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 xiān rén zhǎng cactus
 xiān rén qiú ball cactus
 xiān kè lái cyclamen (loanword)
 xiān dān huā ixora
 xiān fāng r erhua variant of 仙方[xian1 fang1]
 Xiān hòu zuò Cassiopeia (constellation)
 Xiān jū xiàn Xianju county in Taizhou 台州[Tai1 zhou1], Zhejiang
 xiān máo kē Hypoxidaceae
 xiān nu:3 bàng sparkler (hand-held firework)
 Xiān nu:3 zuò Andromeda (constellation)
 xiān rén tiào confidence trick in which a man is lured by an attractive woman
 Xiān táo shì Xiantao sub-prefecture level city in Hubei
 Xiān wáng zuò Cepheus (constellation)
 Xiān yóu xiàn Xianyou county in Putian 莆田[Pu2 tian2], Fujian
 xiān shān qióng gé jeweled palace in the fairy mountain
姿 xiān zī yù sè heavenly beauty, jewel colors (idiom) / unusually beautiful lady
 xiān bā sè dōng (bird species of China) fairy pitta (Pitta nympha)
 Xiān nu:3 xīng xì Andromeda galaxy M31
 Xiān nu:3 xīng zuò Andromeda constellation (galaxy) M31
 xiān rén zhǎng guǒ prickly pear
 Xiān nu:3 zuò xīng xì Andromeda galaxy M31
 xiān rén zhǎng gǎn jūn (microbiology) Bacillus cereus
 Xiān nu:3 zuò dà xīng yún great nebula in Andromeda or Andromeda galaxy M31
  Sendai Conference on Aging Populations in the Context of Urbanization
Approximate Results for 仙
 shén xiān Daoist immortal / supernatural entity / (in modern fiction) fairy, elf, leprechaun etc / fig. lighthearted person
 tiān xiān immortal (esp. female) / deity / fairy / Goddess / fig. beautiful woman
 shuǐ xiān narcissus / daffodil / legendary aquatic immortal / refers to those buried at sea / person who wanders abroad and does not return
 chéng xiān to become immortal
 Bā xiān the Eight Immortals (Daoist mythology)
 dà xiān great immortal
 xǔ xiān name of a person, Xu Xian, from Madam White Snake
 dié xiān form of divination similar to the Ouija board, in which participants use their forefingers to push a small saucer over a sheet of paper inscribed with numerous Chinese characters
 shī xiān "immortal of poetry", epithet of Li Bai 李白[Li3 Bai2]
 bā xiān percent (loanword)
 bǐ xiān a form of automatic writing in which two or more participants hold a single pen over a sheet of paper and invite a spirit to write answers to their questions / a spirit so invited
 dēng xiān to become immortal / big promotion / die
 Jiǎ xiān Jiaxian or Chiahsien township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan
 jiǎ xiān (Tw) to pretend / to put on a false front / (Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [ké-sian])
 Sū xiān Suxian district of Chenzhou city 郴州市[Chen1 zhou1 shi4], Hunan
 Yóu xiān Youxian district of Mianyang city 綿陽市|绵阳市[Mian2 yang2 shi4], north Sichuan
 zhé xiān a genius (literally, an immortal who has been banished from heaven to live on earth), an epithet for exceptional individuals such as the Tang poet Li Bai 李白[Li3 Bai2] / (fig.) banished official
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 huáng dà xiān Wong Tai Sin district of Kowloon, Hong Kong
 shuǐ xiān huā daffodil / narcissus / CL:棵[ke1]
 bā xiān zhuō old-fashioned square table to seat eight people
 fèng xiān huā balsam / Balsaminaceae (a flower family including Impatiens balsamina) / touch-me-not / busy Lizzie
 ā xiān yào gambier extract (from Uncaria gambir), used in TCM
 Bā xiān Hú see 草海[Cao3 hai3]
 dà xiān wēng (bird species of China) large niltava (Niltava grandis)
 gāo xiān zhī Gao Xianzhi or Go Seonji (c. 702-756), Tang dynasty general of Goguryeo 高句麗|高句丽[Gao1 gou1 li2] extraction, active in Central Asia
 Jiǎ xiān xiāng Jiaxian or Chiahsien township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan
 Kǎ xiān ní Cassini space probe
 qiū shuǐ xiān autumn crocus (Colchicum autumnale) / meadow saffron
 qí xiān tái memorial altar / platform for praying to immortals
 Sūn Yì xiān Dr Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925), first president of the Republic of China and co-founder of the Kuomintang / same as 孫中山|孙中山
 Sū xiān qū Suxian district of Chenzhou city 郴州市[Chen1 zhou1 shi4], Hunan
 Wáng Xiān zhī Wang Xianzhi, peasant leader during Huang Chao peasant uprising 黃巢起義|黄巢起义 / 875-884 in late Tang
 Wǔ xiān zuò Hercules (constellation)
 xiǎo xiān wēng (bird species of China) small niltava (Niltava macgrigoriae)
 yè shén xiān night owl / late sleeper
 yīng xiān bì Perseus spiral arm (of our galaxy)
 Yīng xiān zuò Perseus (constellation)
 Yóu xiān qū Youxian district of Mianyang city 綿陽市|绵阳市[Mian2 yang2 shi4], north Sichuan
 jià hè chéng xiān to fly on a crane and become immortal
 chún lán xiān wēng (bird species of China) pale blue flycatcher (Cyornis unicolor)
 dàn kē xiān wēng (bird species of China) pale-chinned flycatcher (Cyornis poliogenys)
 hú guǐ shén xiān foxes, ghosts and immortals / supernatural beings, usually fictional
 huó shén xiān sì to live like the immortals (advertising real estate)
 lā bā shuǐ xiān daffodil
 lán hóu xiān wēng (bird species of China) blue-throated flycatcher (Cyornis rubeculoides)
 péng lái xiān jìng Penglai, island of immortals / fairyland
 qiū shuǐ xiān sù colchicine (pharmacy)
 shān lán xiān wēng (bird species of China) hill blue flycatcher (Cyornis banyumas)
 tuō tāi chéng xiān reborn as immortal
 xiū liàn chéng xiān lit. to practice austerities to become a Daoist immortal / practice makes perfect
 yù xiān yù sǐ to wish one were dead (idiom) / (fig.) to be in seventh heaven
 Zhōng huá xiān wēng (bird species of China) Chinese blue flycatcher (Cyornis glaucicomans)
 zhū lán xiān wēng (bird species of China) pygmy blue flycatcher (Muscicapella hodgsoni)
 zōng fù xiān wēng (bird species of China) rufous-bellied niltava (Niltava sundara)
 bái wěi lán xiān wēng (bird species of China) white-tailed flycatcher (Cyornis concretus)
 Hǎi nán lán xiān wēng (bird species of China) Hainan blue flycatcher (Cyornis hainanus)
 yáng èr xiān cǎo kē Gunneraceae
 zōng fù dà xiān wēng (bird species of China) Fujian niltava (Niltava davidi)
 zōng fù lán xiān wēng (bird species of China) vivid niltava (Niltava vivida)
 Bā xiān guò hǎi , gè xiǎn qí néng see 八仙過海,各顯神通|八仙过海,各显神通[Ba1 xian1 guo4 hai3 , ge4 xian3 shen2 tong1]
 Bā xiān guò hǎi , gè xiǎn shén tōng 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
 fàn hòu yī zhī yān , sài guò huó shén xiān have a smoke after each meal and you will surpass the immortals (proverb)
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