仙
欺騙 (betray; lie)
動詞用例
你仙我啊!
You lied to me!
xian (an immortal; celestial being)
extraordinary person
用例
詩仙
great poet; epithet of Li Bai
expert; a title for a person with a specific expertise
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相命仙
fortuneteller
person with some specific hobby or addiction
用例
筊仙
gambler
a euphemism for the deceased
用例
仙逝
to pass away
Classifier for deity, idol, statue, doll. alternative form of 身 (sian)
用例
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.”
(with negative) whatsoever, any way
用例
仙講都毋聽
won't listen (to you) no matter what you say
a surname
cent (Classifier: 個/个 c)
用例
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.
senior
to berate a junior
銅子兒;銅圓。[“仙”是英語 cent 的音譯詞。](饒秉才等:2020:461)
- 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)
異形詞: 僊
〈外〉银币;铜元。英语 cent 的音译词。
古代神话传说和宗教中的神仙、神佛
用例
~女
成~。
铜子儿;铜圆。
相關詞彙
仙人
仙士
仙女
仙子
仙丹
仙方
仙貝
仙姑