粵

神san4仙sin1

san4 sin1shén xiān

English

  1. Daoist immortal
  2. one who eats little (Cantonese)
  3. supernatural entity
  4. (in modern fiction) fairy, elf, leprechaun etc
  5. fig. lighthearted person
  6. fairy; celestial being

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 有法力嘅大小神祇(量詞:位/個)

Examples

  • 神仙只在童话里存在。

    Fairies exist only in fairy tales.

    Tatoeba · iiujik CC BY

  • 从来就没有什么救世主, 也不靠神仙皇帝!

    There has never been a savior nor an immortal emperor to rely on.

    Tatoeba · offdare CC BY

  • 中國神仙

    Chinese celestial beings

Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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