hsien

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(person) by getzburg (2.3 y) (print) ? (I like it!) Sat Mar 18 2000 at 16:23:05

Chinese term referring to immortals, those who have transcended earthly desire and yadda yadda yadda. Pronouced "shane."

(thing) by blaaf (7.3 mon) (print) ? (I like it!) Sat Mar 18 2000 at 16:28:45

Also a Mandarin Chinese term meaning county. (Romanization does not do Chinese justice; it loses tone and it also loses a lot of the meaning imparted by Characters, hence hsien could mean a lot of things, for instance there is also hsien as in hsien dzai, meaning "right now").

(definition) by Webster 1913 (print) Sat Jan 07 2006 at 4:09:15

Hsien (?), n. [Chin.]

An administrative subdivision of a fu, or department, or of an independent chow; also, the seat of government of such a district.

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