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八仙

八仙

Chinese

		eight; 8	immortal
simp. and trad. (八仙)		八	仙

Noun

八仙

Eight Immortals

Derived terms

八仙過海，各顯神通／八仙过海，各显神通 (bāxiānguòhǎi, gèxiǎnshéntōng)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): bāxiān

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄚㄒㄧㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): baat³ sin¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pat-siên
Min Nan (POJ): pat-sian

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: bāxiān
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄚㄒㄧㄢ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bashian
  - IPA ^(key): /pa̠⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: baat³ sin¹
  - Yale: baat sīn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: baat⁸ sin¹
  - IPA ^(key): /pɑːt̚³ siːn⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pat-siên
  - Hakka Romanization System: bad` xien´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: bad⁵ xian¹
  - IPA: /pat̚² ɕi̯en²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pat-sian
  - Tâi-lô: pat-sian
  - Phofsit Daibuun: patsiefn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pat̚³²⁻⁴ ɕiɛn⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pat̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɕiɛn³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pat̚³²⁻⁵ ɕiɛn⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pat̚³²⁻⁴ ɕiɛn⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pat̚³²⁻⁴ ɕiɛn⁴⁴/