仙人掌

仙人掌

Chinese

		immortal; supernatural entity; celestial being immortal; supernatural entity; celestial being; transcendent being	palm (of hand); in charge of
simp. and trad. (仙人掌)		仙人	掌
Literally: “immortal man's palm”.

仙人掌

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “It seems to be an SOP, but is there any story behind this immortal man?”)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): xiānrénzhǎng

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓㄤˇ

  (Chengdu, SP): xian¹ ren² zang³

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sin¹ jan⁴ zoeng²
• Gan (Wiktionary): xien¹ liin zong³
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): siên-ngìn-chóng

  (Meixian, Guangdong): xiên¹ ngin² zong³

• Jin (Wiktionary): xie¹ reng¹ zon²
• Min Dong (BUC): siĕng-ìng-ciōng
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): sian-jîn-chióng / sian-lîn-chióng / sian-jîn-chiáng / sian-lîn-chiáng

  (Teochew, Peng'im): siang¹ nang⁵ zion²

• Wu (Wiktionary): xi nyin tsaan (T1)
• Xiang (Wiktionary): sienn¹ ren² zhan³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiānrénzhǎng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓㄤˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sianrénjhǎng
    • Wade–Giles: hsien¹-jên²-chang³
    • Yale: syān-rén-jǎng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianrenjaang
    • Palladius: сяньжэньчжан (sjanʹžɛnʹčžan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕjɛn⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: xian¹ ren² zang³
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xianrhenzang
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiɛn⁵⁵ zən²¹ t͡saŋ⁵³/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: sin¹ jan⁴ zoeng²
    • Yale: sīn yàhn jéung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sin¹ jan⁴ dzoeng²
    • Guangdong Romanization: xin¹ yen⁴ zêng²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːn⁵⁵ jɐn²¹ t͡ʃœːŋ³⁵/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: xien¹ liin zong³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiɛn⁴² lɨn² t͡sɔŋ²¹³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: siên-ngìn-chóng
    • Hakka Romanization System: xien´ nginˇ zong`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: xian¹ ngin² zong³
    • Sinological IPA: /ɕi̯en²⁴ ɲin¹¹ t͡soŋ³¹/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: xiên¹ ngin² zong³
    • Sinological IPA: /ɕiɛn⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ɲin¹¹ t͡sɔŋ³¹/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: xie¹ reng¹ zon²
    • Sinological IPA (old-style, no sandhi): /ɕie¹¹ ʐə̃ŋ¹¹ t͡sɒ̃⁵³/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: siĕng-ìng-ciōng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sieŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ^(Ø-)ŋiŋ⁵³⁻³³ ^(t͡s-)ʒuoŋ³³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sian-jîn-chióng
    • Tâi-lô: sian-jîn-tsióng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sienjinciorng
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ ʑin²³⁻³³ t͡ɕiɔŋ⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Taipei, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sian-lîn-chióng
    • Tâi-lô: sian-lîn-tsióng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sienlinciorng
    • IPA (Singapore): /ɕiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² lin²⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕiɔŋ⁴²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɕiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ lin²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡ɕiɔŋ⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sian-jîn-chiáng
    • Tâi-lô: sian-jîn-tsiáng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sienjinciarng
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ ʑin²³⁻³³ t͡ɕiaŋ⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sian-lîn-chiáng
    • Tâi-lô: sian-lîn-tsiáng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sienlinciarng
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɕiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ lin²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡ɕiaŋ⁵³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: siang¹ nang⁵ zion²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: siang nâng tsióⁿ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siaŋ³³⁻²³ naŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sĩõ⁵²/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: xi nyin tsaan (T1)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ n̠ʲɪɲ³³ t͡sɑ̃²¹/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: sienn¹ ren² zhan³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key) (old-style): /siẽ³³ ʐən¹³ ʈ͡ʂan⁴¹/
    • Sinological IPA ^(key) (new-style): /ɕiẽ³³ ʐən¹³ t͡san⁴¹/

Noun

仙人掌

1. cactus (member of the Cactaceae family)

Synonyms

• 仙巴掌 (xiānbāzhǎng)
• 仙人扇 (xiānrénshàn)
• 霸王樹／霸王树 (bàwángshù)
• (Hokkien) 刺球, 仙人球 (xiānrénqiú)
• (Teochew) 火旺

Derived terms

仙人掌果 (xiānrénzhǎngguǒ)

See also

• 仙人球 (xiānrénqiú)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
仙	人	掌
さぼてん
Grade: S	Grade: 1	Grade: S
jukujikun

For pronunciation and definitions of 仙人掌 – see the following entry.

【サボテン】 [noun] cactus (member of the Cactaceae family) Alternative spellings 仙人掌, 覇王樹, さぼてん

(This term, 仙人掌, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

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Korean

Hanja in this term
仙	人	掌

Noun

仙人掌 • (seoninjang) (hangeul 선인장)

1. Hanja form^? of 선인장 (“cactus”).