"xianxia" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Mandarin 仙俠/仙侠 (xiānxiá, “sage hero”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-l|仙俠|t=sage hero}} 仙俠/仙侠 (xiānxiá, “sage hero”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} xianxia (uncountable)
  1. A genre of East Asian fiction similar to wuxia but with more mythological elements Wikipedia link: xianxia Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Fantasy, Literary genres Categories (place): China Coordinate_terms: jiang hu
    Sense id: en-xianxia-en-noun-JVRLXQqd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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