谪仙 in English zhe2 xian1 Meaning

Meanings

  • a genius (literally, an immortal who has been banished from heaven to live on earth), an epithet for exceptional individuals such as the Tang poet Li Bai 李白[Li3 Bai2]
  • (metaphorically) banished official

Simplified Characters

谪 仙

Traditional Characters

謫 仙

Pinyin

zhe2 xian1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

谪zhe2to relegate a high official to a minor post in an outlying region (punishment in imperial China) 仙xian1immortal