神仙 (san4 sin1) — deity, an immortal in Cantonese
sanˎ₄神sinˉ¹仙Mandarin Pinyin: shen2 xian1
Meaning of 神仙
noundeity, an immortal
nounone who eats little (Cantonese)
Example Sentences with 神仙
gwo˗₃過zoˊ²咗hoiˊ²海zauˍ₆就haiˍ₆係sanˎ₄神sinˉ¹仙
Once you've crossed the sea, you can be an immortal (meaning: once you've overcome a major obstacle, everything else is easy).
keoiˏ₅佢zanˉ¹真haiˍ₆係sanˎ₄神sinˉ¹仙touˏ₅肚
He/She really has an 'immortal' stomach.
neiˏ₅你sanˎ₄神sinˉ¹仙touˏ₅肚wo˗₃喎
You have an 'immortal' stomach, you know!
ngoˏ₅我sanˎ₄神sinˉ¹仙touˏ₅肚laiˎ₄黎
I have an 'immortal' stomach.
keoiˏ₅佢go˗₃個sanˎ₄神sinˉ¹仙touˏ₅肚
His/Her 'immortal' stomach (i.e., can eat a lot).
Characters in 神仙
Words Containing 神仙
鐵腳馬眼神仙肚tit3 goek3 maa5 ngaan5 san4 sin1 tou5
(the three prerequisites for being a Hong Kong reporter) able to walk long distances, good at observing and able to go without food for long periods of time
神仙肚san4 sin1 tou5
one who does not feel hungry (slang)
過咗海就神仙gwo3 zo2 hoi2 zau6 san4 sin1
a phrase to say that everything will be plain sailing after completing a certain task / passing through a certain stage; to do a slipshod job of something and trying to pass it off as done; to try and pass something off by deceptive means
神仙難救san4 sin1 naan4 gau3
beyond redeemption
過咗海就係神仙gwo2 zo2 hoi2 zau6 hai6 san4 sin1
to not care about what method is used to reach the target
生神仙saang1 san4 sin1
someone who has a natural gift to be able to predict the future [colloquial]
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