碟仙
dié xiān
Pinyin

Definition

碟仙
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dié xiān
  1. form of divination similar to the Ouija board, in which participants use their forefingers to push a small saucer over a sheet of paper inscribed with numerous Chinese characters

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

仙
xiān
  1. 1 immortal
神仙
shén xiān
  1. 1 Daoist immortal
  2. 2 supernatural entity
  3. 3 (in modern fiction) fairy, elf, leprechaun etc
  4. 4 fig. lighthearted person
仙人
xiān rén
  1. 1 Daoist immortal
  2. 2 celestial being
仙人掌
xiān rén zhǎng
  1. 1 cactus
仙人球
xiān rén qiú
  1. 1 ball cactus
仙境
xiān jìng
  1. 1 fairyland
  2. 2 wonderland
  3. 3 paradise
仙女
xiān nu:3
  1. 1 fairy
仙子
xiān zǐ
  1. 1 fairy
仙桃
Xiān táo
  1. 1 Xiantao sub-prefecture level city in Hubei
仙界
xiān jiè
  1. 1 world of the immortals
  2. 2 fairyland
  3. 3 cloud nine
仙草
xiān cǎo
  1. 1 medicinal herb (genus Mesona)
  2. 2 grass jelly
光碟
guāng dié
  1. 1 optical disc
  2. 2 compact disc
  3. 3 CD
  4. 4 CD-ROM
  5. 5 CL:片[piàn],張|张[zhāng]
八仙
Bā xiān
  1. 1 the Eight Immortals (Daoist mythology)
大仙
dà xiān
  1. 1 great immortal
小菜一碟
xiǎo cài yī dié
  1. 1 a small appetizer
  2. 2 a piece of cake; very easy (idiom)
成仙
chéng xiān
  1. 1 to become immortal
水仙
shuǐ xiān
  1. 1 narcissus
  2. 2 daffodil
  3. 3 legendary aquatic immortal
  4. 4 refers to those buried at sea
  5. 5 person who wanders abroad and does not return
水仙花
shuǐ xiān huā
  1. 1 daffodil
  2. 2 narcissus
  3. 3 CL:棵[kē]
碟
dié
  1. 1 dish
  2. 2 plate
碟子
dié zi
  1. 1 saucer
  2. 2 small dish
  3. 3 CL:盤|盘[pán]

Idioms (5)

仙姿玉色
xiān zī yù sè
  1. 1 heavenly beauty, jewel colors (idiom); unusually beautiful lady
八仙过海，各显神通
Bā xiān guò hǎi , gè xiǎn shén tōng
  1. 1 lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities
小菜一碟
xiǎo cài yī dié
  1. 1 a small appetizer
  2. 2 a piece of cake; very easy (idiom)
欲仙欲死
yù xiān yù sǐ
  1. 1 to wish one were dead (idiom)
  2. 2 (fig.) to be in seventh heaven
看人下菜碟儿
kàn rén xià cài dié r5
  1. 1 (dialect) to treat sb according to their social status, relationship with them etc (idiom)
  2. 2 not to treat everyone equally favorably

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