"仙人" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Chinese]

IPA: /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /siːn⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Hong-Kong, Sinological-IPA], /si̯en²⁴ ŋin¹¹/ [Hakka, Meinong, Miaoli, Sinological-IPA, Sixian], /siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ zin²³/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ lin²⁴/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ laŋ²³/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ laŋ²⁴/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/, /siːn⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/, /si̯en²⁴ ŋin¹¹/, /siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ zin²³/, /siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ lin²⁴/, /siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ laŋ²³/, /siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ laŋ²⁴/, /ɕi⁵⁵ n̠ʲin²¹/, /ɕi³³ n̠ʲiŋ⁵¹/ Chinese transliterations: xiānrén [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄒㄧㄢ ㄖㄣˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], sin¹ jan⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], siên-ngìn [Hakka, Phak-fa-su, Sixian], sian-jîn, sian-lîn, sian-lâng, ¹shi-gnin, ¹shi-gnin₂, xiānrén [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄒㄧㄢ ㄖㄣˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], sianrén [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], hsien¹-jên² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], syān-rén [Mandarin, Yale, standard], shianren [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], сяньжэнь [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], sjanʹžɛnʹ [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], sin¹ jan⁴ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Hong-Kong, Jyutping], sīn yàhn [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Hong-Kong, Yale], sin¹ jan⁴ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Hong-Kong, Pinyin], xin¹ yen⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization, Guangzhou, Hong-Kong], siên-ngìn [Hakka, Meinong, Miaoli, Phak-fa-su, Sixian], xien´ nginˇ [Hakka, Hakka-Romanization-System, Meinong, Miaoli, Sixian], xian¹ ngin² [Hagfa-Pinyim, Hakka, Meinong, Miaoli, Sixian], sian-jîn [Hokkien, POJ], sian-jîn [Hokkien, Tai-lo], sienjiin [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun], sian-lîn [Hokkien, POJ], sian-lîn [Hokkien, Tai-lo], sienliin [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun], sian-lâng [Hokkien, POJ], sian-lâng [Hokkien, Tai-lo], sienlaang [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun], ¹shi-gnin [Wu], shi^平 nyin [Wu], ¹xi-nyin [Wu], /ɕi⁵⁵ n̠ʲin²¹/ [Wu], ¹shi-gnin₂ [Wu], shi^平 nyin^平 [Wu], /ɕi³³ n̠ʲiŋ⁵¹/ [Wu]
Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 仙人
  1. (Chinese mythology) immortal; supernatural entity; celestial being; transcendent being Tags: Chinese Categories (topical): Chinese mythology, People Synonyms (immortal): 神仙 (shénxiān)
    Sense id: en-仙人-zh-noun-Y4hjWwjR Disambiguation of People: 19 31 31 20 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'immortal': 76 5 7 12
  2. (dialectal Hakka) beggar Tags: Hakka, dialectal Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-仙人-zh-noun-DVr988Bw Disambiguation of People: 19 31 31 20 Categories (other): Hakka Chinese
  3. (Ningbonese, anatomy) pupil Categories (topical): Anatomy, People
    Sense id: en-仙人-zh-noun-B083BiVh Disambiguation of People: 19 31 31 20 Categories (other): Ningbonese Wu, Chinese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 22 23 43 12 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  4. (modern day) Taoist saint; ascension; enlightened one Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-仙人-zh-noun-TxHpPG09 Disambiguation of People: 19 31 31 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 仙人扇 (xiānrénshàn), 仙人拍鼓有時錯,跤步踏差啥人無/仙人拍鼓有时错,跤步踏差啥人无 (sian-jîn phah kó͘ iú sî chhò, kha-pō͘ ta̍h-chha siáⁿ-lâng bô) [Min-Nan], 仙人掌 (xiānrénzhǎng), 仙人渡 (Xiānréndù), 仙人球 (xiānrénqiú)

Noun [Japanese]

Forms: 仙人 [canonical] (ruby: (せん), (にん)), sennin [romanization]
Etymology: From sen (仙, supernatural being, hermit) + nin (人, human being). Head templates: {{ja-noun|せんにん}} 仙(せん)人(にん) • (sennin)
  1. (Taoism) immortal mountain fairy or wizard. Categories (topical): Taoism
    Sense id: en-仙人-ja-noun-8MTvZTqT
  2. hermit, unworldly person, mountain man.
    Sense id: en-仙人-ja-noun-EzW4o6Rp Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 2 77 21 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 3 76 21 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 3 75 21
  3. one not bound by earthly desires or the thoughts of normal men.
    Sense id: en-仙人-ja-noun-vjcvySWt
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 隠者 (inja) (ruby: 隠者(いんじゃ)), 聖人 (seijin) (ruby: 聖人(せいじん)), 神人 (jinin) (ruby: 神人(じにん))

Alternative forms

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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄢ ㄖㄣˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "sin¹ jan⁴"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Phak-fa-su",
        "Sixian"
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      "zh-pron": "siên-ngìn"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "sian-jîn"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "sian-lîn"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "sian-lâng"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "¹shi-gnin"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "¹shi-gnin₂"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xiānrén"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄢ ㄖㄣˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sianrén"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hsien¹-jên²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "syān-rén"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shianren"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "сяньжэнь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sjanʹžɛnʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sin¹ jan⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sīn yàhn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sin¹ jan⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xin¹ yen⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siːn⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Phak-fa-su",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "siên-ngìn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xien´ nginˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hagfa-Pinyim",
        "Hakka",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xian¹ ngin²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/si̯en²⁴ ŋin¹¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Sixian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sian-jîn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sian-jîn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sienjiin"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ zin²³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sian-lîn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sian-lîn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sienliin"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ lin²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sian-lâng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sian-lâng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sienlaang"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ laŋ²³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ laŋ²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "¹shi-gnin"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shi^平 nyin"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "¹xi-nyin"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/ɕi⁵⁵ n̠ʲin²¹/"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "¹shi-gnin₂"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shi^平 nyin^平"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/ɕi³³ n̠ʲiŋ⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "other": "/ sian-lîn /"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siːn⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/si̯en²⁴ ŋin¹¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ zin²³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ lin²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ laŋ²³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ laŋ²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi⁵⁵ n̠ʲin²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi³³ n̠ʲiŋ⁵¹/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "仙人"
}

{
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    },
    {
      "form": "sennin",
      "tags": [
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      ]
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            "Asia",
            "Culture",
            "Earth",
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            "Society",
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        "immortal mountain fairy or wizard."
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        [
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        [
          "wizard",
          "wizard"
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        "(Taoism) immortal mountain fairy or wizard."
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          "hermit"
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          "unworldly",
          "unworldly"
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          "mountain",
          "mountain"
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          "いんじゃ"
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          "せいじん"
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}
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      "word": "仙人扇"
    },
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      "roman": "sian-jîn phah kó͘ iú sî chhò, kha-pō͘ ta̍h-chha siáⁿ-lâng bô",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan"
      ],
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    },
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      "roman": "Xiānréndù",
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    {
      "roman": "xiānrénqiú",
      "word": "仙人球"
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          "mythology"
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          "supernatural"
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          "entity"
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          "celestial",
          "celestial"
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        [
          "being",
          "being"
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          "transcendent",
          "transcendent"
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        "Chinese"
      ],
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        "human-sciences",
        "mysticism",
        "mythology",
        "philosophy",
        "sciences"
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    {
      "categories": [
        "Hakka Chinese"
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        "beggar"
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        [
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          "beggar"
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        "(dialectal Hakka) beggar"
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        "Hakka",
        "dialectal"
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      "categories": [
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        "zh:Anatomy"
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        "pupil"
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        [
          "anatomy",
          "anatomy"
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          "pupil",
          "pupil"
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        "anatomy",
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
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      "glosses": [
        "Taoist saint; ascension; enlightened one"
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        "(modern day) Taoist saint; ascension; enlightened one"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄢ ㄖㄣˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sin¹ jan⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Phak-fa-su",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "siên-ngìn"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "sian-jîn"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "sian-lîn"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "sian-lâng"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "¹shi-gnin"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "¹shi-gnin₂"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xiānrén"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄢ ㄖㄣˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sianrén"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hsien¹-jên²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "syān-rén"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shianren"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "сяньжэнь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sjanʹžɛnʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sin¹ jan⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sīn yàhn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sin¹ jan⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xin¹ yen⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siːn⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/",
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Phak-fa-su",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "siên-ngìn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xien´ nginˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hagfa-Pinyim",
        "Hakka",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xian¹ ngin²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/si̯en²⁴ ŋin¹¹/",
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        "Hakka",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Sixian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sian-jîn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sian-jîn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sienjiin"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ zin²³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sian-lîn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sian-lîn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sienliin"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ lin²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sian-lâng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sian-lâng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sienlaang"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ laŋ²³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ laŋ²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "¹shi-gnin"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shi^平 nyin"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "¹xi-nyin"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/ɕi⁵⁵ n̠ʲin²¹/"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "¹shi-gnin₂"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shi^平 nyin^平"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/ɕi³³ n̠ʲiŋ⁵¹/"
    },
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      "other": "/ sian-lîn /"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/"
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    {
      "ipa": "/siːn⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/"
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    {
      "ipa": "/si̯en²⁴ ŋin¹¹/"
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    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ zin²³/"
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    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ lin²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ laŋ²³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ laŋ²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi⁵⁵ n̠ʲin²¹/"
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