天仙

Chinese

		day; sky; heaven	immortal
simp. and trad. (天仙)		天	仙

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): tiānxiān

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄢㄒㄧㄢ

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): тянщян (ti͡anxi͡an, I-II)
Cantonese (Jyutping): tin¹ sin¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thian-sian

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: tiānxiān
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢㄒㄧㄢ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: tiansian
  - Wade–Giles: tʻien¹-hsien¹
  - Yale: tyān-syān
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tianshian
  - Palladius: тяньсянь (tjanʹsjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: тянщян (ti͡anxi͡an, I-II)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰiæ̃²⁴ ɕiæ̃⁵¹/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: tin¹ sin¹
  - Yale: tīn sīn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tin¹ sin¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: tin¹ xin¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰiːn⁵⁵ siːn⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thian-sian
  - Tâi-lô: thian-sian
  - Phofsit Daibuun: tiensiefn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² siɛn⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰiɛn³³ siɛn³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² siɛn⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ siɛn⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ siɛn⁴⁴/

Noun

天仙

(Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) (Chinese mythology) Heavenly Immortals, Celestial Immortals
(Chinese mythology) goddess
美若天仙 ― měiruòtiānxiān ― pretty as a fairy
(figurative) beautiful young maiden; beauty
(Dungan) angel

Synonyms

(angel): 天使 (tiānshǐ)

Derived terms

天仙子 (tiānxiānzǐ)
天仙聖母 / 天仙圣母
玉天仙
美若天仙