仙人

xiānrén
  1. Daoist immortal
  2. celestial being

CEDICT

  1. (Chinese mythology) immortal; supernatural entity; celestial being; transcendent being
  2. (Ningbonese, anatomy) pupil
  3. (modern day) Taoist saint; ascension; enlightened one
  4. Taoist saint; ascension; enlightened one
  5. immortal; supernatural entity; celestial being; transcendent being
  6. pupil

Wiktionary

神話傳說中長生不死，並且有各種神通的人。《史記．卷二八．封禪書》：「仙人可見，而上往常遽，以故不見。」宋．張君房《雲笈七籤．卷一七．洞玄靈寶定觀經》：「長生不死，延數萬歲，名編仙籙，故曰仙人。」也作「僊人」。

重編國語辭典

神话中指长生不老并且有种种神通的人。

維基詞典

Entry Composition

=1 仙 xiān immortal
=1 仙 xiān variant of 仙 xiān
2 人 rén person; people

classifiers: 個, 位

Containing this entry

仙人掌 xiānrénzhǎng cactus
仙人球 xiānrénqiú ball cactus
仙人跳 xiānréntiào confidence trick in which a man is lured by an attractive woman
仙人扇 xiānrénshàn
仙人渡 Xiānréndù
仙人擔 xiānréndàn

Related entries

神仙 shénxiān
  1. Daoist immortal
  2. supernatural entity
  3. (in modern fiction) fairy, elf, leprechaun etc
  4. fig. lighthearted person
神仙只在童话里存在。

Fairies exist only in fairy tales.

Source: Tatoeba

天人 tiānrén
  1. Man and Heaven
  2. celestial being