zhé​xiān

banished immortal

  • created sense approved 谪仙/謫仙 · zhé​xiān · banished immortal — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    谪仙 / 謫仙

    zhé​xiān

    banished immortal

    (literary) an immortal banished from heaven to live on earth

    谪 (literal) → 谪/謫 · zhé · to banish from Heaven 仙 (literal) → 仙 · xiān · immortal

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  • created sense approved 谪仙/謫仙 · zhé​xiān · banished official — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    谪仙 / 謫仙

    zhé​xiān

    banished official

    (literary) a government official who has been demoted and sent to a remote post

    谪 (literal) → 谪/謫 · zhé · to relegate 仙 (literal) → 仙 · xiān · immortal

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  • created sense approved 谪仙/謫仙 · zhé​xiān · genius — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    谪仙 / 謫仙

    zhé​xiān

    genius

    a person with exceptional talent or character, most famously used as an epithet for the poet [[李白|李白|li3 bai2]]

    谪 (literal) → 谪/謫 · zhé · to banish from Heaven 仙 (literal) → 仙 · xiān · master

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