酒仙
Chinese
alcoholic drink | immortal | ||
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trad. (酒仙) | 酒 | 仙 | |
simp. #(酒仙) | 酒 | 仙 |
Pronunciation
Noun
酒仙
- (figuratively) one who loves drinking alcohol
- 酒仙交市隱,女俠是文人。 [Korean Literary Sinitic, trad.]
- From: 《贈妓》 ("To a Courtesan"), Kim Byeong'yeon (金炳淵), 1800s
- Juseon gyo sieun, yeo hyeop si munin. [Sino-Korean]
- I, the drunkard, have befriended the town's hidden one; you, lady hero, are a woman of letters!
Synonyms
- 酒鬼 (jiǔguǐ)
- 酒黏
- 酒徒 (jiǔtú)
Descendants
Sino-Xenic (酒仙):
- → Japanese: 酒仙 (shusen)
- → Korean: 주선(酒仙) (juseon)
- → Vietnamese: tửu tiên (酒仙)
References
- “Entry #6834”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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酒 | 仙 |
しゅ Grade: 3 | せん Grade: S |
Noun
酒仙 • (shusen)
- hermit who enjoys drinking
- son of Bacchus