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仙

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粵典 (words.hk)Hong KongCharacter
Jyutping:
sin1
01

經修煉後擁有超能力、長生不老、超脱塵俗嘅生物 (celestial being)

語素

Examples

#神仙

san4 sin1

an humanoid deity with supernatural and heavenly capability

02

比喻一啲超凡不俗嘅人 (an extraordinary person)

Examples

詩仙

si1 sin1

the god of poetry

03

#死亡 嘅婉稱 (euphemism for death)

Examples

#仙遊

sin1 jau4

to pass away

粵典 (words.hk)Hong KongCharacter
Jyutping:
sin1

#香港、#澳門 貨幣單位，十仙等於一#毫，一百仙等於一#蚊，喺香港一仙紙幣於1995年停止流通 ((money) cent)

量詞

Examples

#仙都唔仙

doesn't have a cent in pockets

粵典 (words.hk)Hong KongCharacter
Jyutping:
sin1

欺騙 (betray; lie)

動詞

Examples

你仙我啊！

You lied to me!

維基辭典YueCharacter
Jyutping:
sin1
01

xian (an immortal; celestial being)

02

extraordinary person

Examples

詩仙

great poet; epithet of Li Bai

03

expert; a title for a person with a specific expertise

Examples

相命仙

fortuneteller

04

person with some specific hobby or addiction

Examples

筊仙

gambler

05

a euphemism for the deceased

Examples

仙逝

to pass away

06

Classifier for deity, idol, statue, doll. alternative form of 身 (sian)

Examples

大仙的王爺公，細仙的王爺囝。

(idiomatic) Idols of Wang Ye's are everywhere. Literally, “The bigger idol is a senior Wang Ye; the smaller idol is a junior Wang Ye.”

07

(with negative) whatsoever, any way

Examples

仙講都毋聽

won't listen (to you) no matter what you say

08

a surname

09

cent (Classifier: 個／个 c)

Examples

五仙硬幣

five-cent coin

佢係私生子，佢老豆死嗰陣一個仙都冇分畀佢。

He is a son born out of wedlock, so when his dad died, he didn't even inherit one cent.

10

senior

11

to berate a junior

粵語辭源: 68_2CantonCharacter
Jyutping:
sin1Original phonetic: xin1

銅子兒；銅圓。［“仙”是英語 cent 的音譯詞。］（饒秉才等：2020：461）

References:
  • 民習用外洋銅～。擬自行仿造以救錢荒而挽利權。遂於是年六月開鑄銅～，先行試鑄二等銅～，每枚當制錢十文。（梁鼎芬《番禺縣續志》卷四葉九）
現代粵語詞典: 20789CantonCharacter
Jyutping:
sin1

Variant forms: 僊

01

〈外〉银币；铜元。英语 cent 的音译词。

02

古代神话传说和宗教中的神仙、神佛

Examples

～女

成～。

廣州話詞典（第2版）: 9275CantonCharacter
Jyutping:
sin1Original phonetic: xin1

铜子儿；铜圆。

Notes: “仙”是英语 cent 的音译词。