仙界

Chinese

		immortal	boundary; scope; extent boundary; scope; extent; circles; group; kingdom (taxonomy)
simp. and trad. (仙界)		仙	界

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiānjiè

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢㄐㄧㄝˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sin¹ gaai³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiānjiè
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢㄐㄧㄝˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sianjiè
  - Wade–Giles: hsien¹-chieh⁴
  - Yale: syān-jyè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianjieh
  - Palladius: сяньцзе (sjanʹcze)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sin¹ gaai³
  - Yale: sīn gaai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sin¹ gaai³
  - Guangdong Romanization: xin¹ gai³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːn⁵⁵ kaːi̯³³/

Noun

仙界

world of the immortals; fairyland; cloud nine

Japanese

Kanji in this term
仙	界
せん Grade: S	かい Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

From 仙 (“sage, hermit”) +‎ 界 (“world”), ultimately from Chinese 仙 (xiān, “immortal”) + 界 (jiè, “world”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [sẽ̞ŋka̠i]

Noun

仙(せん)界(かい) • (senkai)

a secluded place

Korean

Hanja in this term
仙	界

Noun

仙界 • (seon'gye) (hangeul 선계)

Hanja form^? of 선계.

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
仙	界

Noun

仙界

chữ Hán form of tiên giới.

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