There are 5 total results for your 八仙 search.
Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
八仙 see styles |
bā xiān ba1 xian1 pa hsien hassen はっせん |
More info & calligraphy: Eight Immortals(given name) Hassen |
八仙桌 see styles |
bā xiān zhuō ba1 xian1 zhuo1 pa hsien cho |
old-fashioned square table to seat eight people |
八仙湖 see styles |
bā xiān hú ba1 xian1 hu2 pa hsien hu |
see 草海[Cao3 hai3] |
八仙過海,各顯其能 八仙过海,各显其能 see styles |
bā xiān guò hǎi , gè xiǎn qí néng ba1 xian1 guo4 hai3 , ge4 xian3 qi2 neng2 pa hsien kuo hai , ko hsien ch`i neng pa hsien kuo hai , ko hsien chi neng |
see 八仙過海,各顯神通|八仙过海,各显神通[Ba1 xian1 guo4 hai3 , ge4 xian3 shen2 tong1] |
八仙過海,各顯神通 八仙过海,各显神通 see styles |
bā xiān guò hǎi , gè xiǎn shén tōng ba1 xian1 guo4 hai3 , ge4 xian3 shen2 tong1 pa hsien kuo hai , ko hsien shen t`ung pa hsien kuo hai , ko hsien shen tung |
lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom); fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 5 results for "八仙" in Chinese and/or Japanese.Information about this dictionary:
Apparently, we were the first ones who were crazy enough to think that western people might want a combined Chinese, Japanese, and Buddhist dictionary.
A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.
Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House
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