八仙

Chinese

		eight	immortal
trad. (八仙)		八	仙
simp. ^#(八仙)		八	仙

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bāxiān

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄚㄒㄧㄢ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): baat³ sin¹

(Taishan, Wiktionary): bat¹ lhen¹ / bat² lhen¹
Gan (Wiktionary): bat⁶ xien¹
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): pat-siên

(Hailu, HRS): bad sien^ˋ
Eastern Min (BUC): báik-siĕng
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): bah⁶ seng¹
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): pat-sian

(Teochew, Peng'im): boih⁴ siêng¹ / boih⁴ siang¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bāxiān
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄚㄒㄧㄢ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: basian
  - Wade–Giles: pa¹-hsien¹
  - Yale: bā-syān
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bashian
  - Palladius: басянь (basjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pä⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: baat³ sin¹
  - Yale: baat sīn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: baat⁸ sin¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: bad³ xin¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /paːt̚³ siːn⁵⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: bat¹ lhen¹ / bat² lhen¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pat̚³³ ɬen³³/, /pat̚⁵⁵ ɬen³³/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: bat⁶ xien¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pat̚⁵ ɕiɛn⁴²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pat-siên
  - Hakka Romanization System: bad^ˋ xien^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: bad⁵ xian¹
  - Sinological IPA: /pat̚² si̯en²⁴/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: bad sien^ˋ
  - Sinological IPA: /pat⁵⁻² sien⁵³/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: báik-siĕng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɛiʔ²⁴⁻²¹ sieŋ⁵⁵/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: bah⁶ seng¹ [Phonetic: bah⁷ seng¹]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: bah-seng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /paʔ²¹⁻⁴⁵ ɬɛŋ⁵³³/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: bah⁶ seng¹ [Phonetic: bah⁷ seng¹]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /paʔ²⁻⁴ ɬɛŋ⁵⁴⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pat-sian
  - Tâi-lô: pat-sian
  - Phofsit Daibuun: patsiefn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pat̚³²⁻⁴ siɛn⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pat̚⁵⁻²⁴ siɛn³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pat̚³²⁻⁵ siɛn⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pat̚³²⁻⁴ siɛn⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pat̚³²⁻⁴ siɛn⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: boih⁴ siêng¹ / boih⁴ siang¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: poih sieng / poih siang
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /poiʔ²⁻⁴ sieŋ³³/, /poiʔ²⁻⁴ siaŋ³³/

Note:

boih4 siêng1 - Chaozhou;
boih4 siang1 - Jieyang.

Noun

八仙

(Chinese mythology) Eight Immortals
(regional) short for 八仙桌 (bāxiānzhuō)

Derived terms

八仙山
八仙桌 (bāxiānzhuō)
八仙桌上擺夜壺 / 八仙桌上摆夜壶
八仙花 (bāxiānhuā)
八仙過海 / 八仙过海 (bāxiānguòhǎi)
八仙過海，各顯神通 / 八仙过海，各显神通 (bāxiānguòhǎi, gèxiǎnshéntōng)
酒八仙人

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (八仙):

→ Japanese: 八仙(はっせん) (hassen)
→ Korean: 팔선(八仙) (palseon)
→ Vietnamese: Bát Tiên (八仙)

Others:

→ Thai: โป๊ยเซียน (bpóoi-siian)