仙人掌

Chinese
 
immortal; supernatural entity; celestial being
immortal; supernatural entity; celestial being; transcendent being
 palm (of hand); in charge of
simp. and trad.
(仙人掌)		 仙人 掌
Literally: “immortal man's palm”.
仙人掌

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

仙人掌

  1. cactus (member of the Cactaceae family)

Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 仙人掌 (“cactus”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 仙人掌
Mandarin Beijing 仙人掌
Taiwan 仙人掌
Tianjin 仙人掌
Chengde 仙人掌
Tangshan 仙人掌
Cangzhou 仙人掌
Baoding 仙人掌
Shijiazhuang 仙人掌
Chifeng 仙人掌
Hulunbuir (Hailar) 仙人掌
Heihe 仙人掌
Qiqihar 仙人掌
Harbin 仙人掌
Jiamusi 仙人掌
Baicheng 仙人掌
Changchun 仙人掌
Tonghua 仙人掌
Shenyang 仙人掌
Dandong 仙人掌
Jinzhou 仙人掌
Dalian 仙人掌
Yantai 仙人掌
Yantai (Muping) 仙人掌
Qingdao 仙人掌
Lijin 仙人掌
Zhucheng 仙人掌
Jinan 仙人掌
Jining 仙人掌
Luoyang 仙人掌
Shangqiu 仙人掌
Yuanyang 仙人掌
Zhengzhou 仙人掌
Lingbao 仙人掌
Xinyang 仙人掌
Baihe 仙人掌
Hanzhong 仙人掌
Xi'an 仙人掌
Baoji 仙人掌
Yinchuan 仙人掌
Tianshui 仙人掌
Lanzhou 仙人掌
Dunhuang 仙人掌
Xining 仙人掌
Hami 仙人掌
Ürümqi 仙人掌
Wuhan 仙人掌
Yichang 仙人掌
Xiangyang 仙人掌
Tianmen 仙人掌
Hong'an 仙人掌
Chengdu 仙人掌
Nanchong 仙人掌
Dazhou 仙人掌
Hanyuan 仙人掌
Xichang 仙人掌
Zigong 仙人掌
Chongqing 仙人掌
Guiyang 仙人掌
Zunyi 仙人掌
Bijie 仙人掌, 仙人板板
Liping 仙人掌
Zhaotong 仙人掌
Dali 仙人掌
Kunming 仙人掌
Mengzi 扁基乾
Guilin 仙人掌
Liuzhou 仙人掌
Nanning (Wuming) 仙人掌
Jishou 仙人掌
Changde 仙人掌
Anqing 仙人掌
Xuzhou 仙人掌
Fuyang 仙人掌
Wuhu 仙人掌
Yangzhou 仙人掌
Lianyungang 仙人掌
Lianshui 仙人掌
Nanjing 仙人掌
Nantong 仙人掌
Cantonese Hong Kong 仙人掌
Dongguan 仙人掌
Gan Nanchang 仙人掌
Pengze 仙人掌
Lichuan 仙人掌
Pingxiang 仙人掌
Hakka Meixian 仙人掌
Yudu 千年掌
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 仙人掌
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 仙人掌
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 仙人掌
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 仙人掌
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 仙人掌
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 仙人掌
Huizhou Jixi 仙人掌
Shexian 仙人掌
Jin Taiyuan 仙人掌
Yangyuan 仙人掌
Datong 仙人掌
Xinzhou 仙人掌
Lishi 仙人掌
Linfen 仙人掌
Changzhi 仙人掌
Linhe 仙人掌
Jining 仙人掌
Hohhot 仙人掌
Erenhot 仙人掌
Pingshan 仙人掌
Zhangjiakou 仙人掌
Handan 仙人掌
Linzhou 仙人掌
Suide 仙人掌
Eastern Min Fuzhou 仙人掌
Southern Min Xiamen 刺球
Quanzhou 仙人球
Zhangzhou 刺球
Singapore (Hokkien) 仙巴掌, 仙人掌
Jieyang 花旺
Haikou 仙儂掌
Zhongshan Min Sanxiang 豬乸怕
Southern Pinghua Nanning (Tingzi) 仙人掌
Wu Shanghai 仙人掌
Suzhou 仙人掌
Danyang 仙人掌
Hangzhou 仙人掌
Ningbo 仙人掌
Wenzhou 仙人掌
Jinhua 仙人掌
Xiang Changsha 仙人掌
Loudi 仙人掌

Derived terms

See also

Japanese
Kanji in this term
仙 人 掌
さぼてん
Grade: S Grade: 1 Grade: S
jukujikun
For pronunciation and definitions of 仙人掌 – see the following entry.
【サボテン】
[noun] cactus (member of the Cactaceae family)
Alternative spellings
覇王樹, さぼてん
(This term, 仙人掌, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Korean
Hanja in this term
仙人掌

Noun

仙人掌 • (seoninjang) (hangeul 선인장)

  1. Hanja form? of 선인장 (“cactus”).
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