# 仙人掌
## Chinese

* 仙人掌

### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “It seems to be an SOP, but is there any story behind this immortal man?”)

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): xiānrénzhǎng
       (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓㄤˇ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): xian$^1$ ren$^2$ zang$^3$
* Cantonese (Jyutping): sin$^1$ jan$^4$ zoeng$^2$
* Gan (Wiktionary): xien$^1$ liin zong$^3$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): siên-ngìn-chóng
    (Hailu, HRS): sien$^ˋ$ ngin zhong$^ˊ$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): xiên$^1$ ngin$^2$ zong$^3$
* Jin (Wiktionary): xie$^1$ reng$^1$ zon$^2$
* Eastern Min (BUC): siĕng-ìng-ciōng
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): sian-jîn-chióng / sian-lîn-chióng / sian-jîn-chiáng / sian-lîn-chiáng
    (Teochew, Peng'im): siang$^1$ nang$^5$ zion$^2$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^1$shi-gnin-tsaon
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): sienn$^1$ ren$^2$ zhan$^3$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: xiānrénzhǎng
*** Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓㄤˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: sianrénjhǎng
*** Wade–Giles: hsien$^1$-jên$^2$-chang$^3$
*** Yale: syān-rén-jǎng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianrenjaang
*** Palladius: сяньжэньчжан (sjanʹžɛnʹčžan)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: xian$^1$ ren$^2$ zang$^3$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xianrhenzang
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕiɛn⁵⁵ zən²¹ t͡saŋ⁵³/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: sin$^1$ jan$^4$ zoeng$^2$
*** Yale: sīn yàhn jéung
*** Cantonese Pinyin: sin$^1$ jan$^4$ dzoeng$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: xin$^1$ yen$^4$ zêng$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /siːn⁵⁵ jɐn²¹ t͡sœːŋ³⁵/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: xien$^1$ liin zong$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕiɛn⁴² lɨn² t͡sɔŋ²¹³/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: siên-ngìn-chóng
*** Hakka Romanization System: xien$^ˊ$ ngin$^ˇ$ zong$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: xian$^1$ ngin$^2$ zong$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /si̯en²⁴ ŋin¹¹ t͡soŋ³¹/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: sien$^ˋ$ ngin zhong$^ˊ$
*** Sinological IPA: /sien⁵³ ŋin⁵⁵ t͡ʃoŋ²⁴/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: xiên$^1$ ngin$^2$ zong$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /siɛn⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ŋin¹¹ t͡sɔŋ³¹/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: xie$^1$ reng$^1$ zon$^2$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style, no sandhi): /ɕie¹¹ ʐəŋ¹¹ t͡sɒ̃⁵³/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: siĕng-ìng-ciōng
*** Sinological IPA : /sieŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ $^{(Ø-)}$ŋiŋ⁵³⁻³³ $^{(t͡s-)}$ʒuoŋ³³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sian-jîn-chióng
*** Tâi-lô: sian-jîn-tsióng
*** Phofsit Daibuun: sienjinciorng
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ zin²³⁻³³ t͡siɔŋ⁴¹/
** (Hokkien: Taipei, Singapore)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sian-lîn-chióng
*** Tâi-lô: sian-lîn-tsióng
*** Phofsit Daibuun: sienlinciorng
*** IPA (Singapore): /siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² lin²⁴⁻²¹ t͡siɔŋ⁴²/
*** IPA (Taipei): /siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ lin²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡siɔŋ⁵³/
** (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sian-jîn-chiáng
*** Tâi-lô: sian-jîn-tsiáng
*** Phofsit Daibuun: sienjinciarng
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ zin²³⁻³³ t͡siaŋ⁴¹/
** (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sian-lîn-chiáng
*** Tâi-lô: sian-lîn-tsiáng
*** Phofsit Daibuun: sienlinciarng
*** IPA (Taipei): /siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ lin²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡siaŋ⁵³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: siang$^1$ nang$^5$ zion$^2$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: siang nâng tsióⁿ
*** Sinological IPA : /siaŋ³³⁻²³ naŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sĩõ⁵²/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^1$shi-gnin-tsaon
*** MiniDict: shi$^平$ nyin tsaon
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^1$xi-nyin-tsaan
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɕi⁵⁵ n̠ʲin³³ t͡sɑ̃²¹/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: sienn$^1$ ren$^2$ zhan$^3$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /si̯ẽ³³ ʐən¹³ ʈ͡ʂan⁴¹/
*** Sinological IPA (new-style): /ɕi̯ẽ³³ ʐən¹³ t͡san⁴¹/

### Noun

仙人掌
* cactus, especially prickly pear cactus

#### Synonyms

* 仙人扇 (xiānrénshàn)
* 霸王樹／霸王树 (bàwángshù)
* (Teochew) 火旺
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 仙人掌 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 仙人掌 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 仙人掌 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 仙人掌 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 仙人掌 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 仙人掌 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 仙人掌 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 仙人掌 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 仙人掌 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 仙人掌 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 仙人掌 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 仙人掌 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 仙人掌 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 仙人掌 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 仙人掌 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 仙人掌 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 仙人掌 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 仙人掌 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 仙人掌 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 仙人掌 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 仙人掌 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 仙人掌 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 仙人掌 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 仙人掌 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 仙人掌 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 仙人掌 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 仙人掌 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 仙人掌 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 仙人掌 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 仙人掌 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 仙人掌 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 仙人掌 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 仙人掌 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 仙人掌 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 仙人掌 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 仙人掌 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 仙人掌 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 仙人掌 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 仙人掌 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 仙人掌 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 仙人掌 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 仙人掌 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 仙人掌 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 仙人掌 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 仙人掌 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 仙人掌 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 仙人掌 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 仙人掌 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 仙人掌 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 仙人掌 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 仙人掌 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 仙人掌 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 仙人掌 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 仙人掌 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 仙人掌 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 仙人掌 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 仙人掌 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 仙人掌 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 仙人掌 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 仙人掌 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 仙人掌 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 仙人掌, 仙人板板 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 仙人掌 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 仙人掌 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 仙人掌 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 仙人掌 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 扁基乾 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 仙人掌 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 仙人掌 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanning (Wuming) | 仙人掌 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 仙人掌 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 仙人掌 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 仙人掌 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 仙人掌 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 仙人掌 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 仙人掌 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 仙人掌 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 仙人掌 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 仙人掌 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 仙人掌 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 仙人掌 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 仙人掌 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 仙人掌 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 仙人掌 |
| Gan | Pengze | 仙人掌 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 仙人掌 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 仙人掌 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 仙人掌 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 千年掌 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 仙人掌 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 仙人掌 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 仙人掌 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 仙人掌 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 仙人掌 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 仙人掌 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 仙人掌 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 仙人掌 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 仙人掌 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 仙人掌 |
| Jin | Datong | 仙人掌 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 仙人掌 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 仙人掌 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 仙人掌 |
| Jin | Linhe | 仙人掌 |
| Jin | Jining | 仙人掌 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 仙人掌 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 仙人掌 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 仙人掌 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 仙人掌 |
| Jin | Handan | 仙人掌 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 仙人掌 |
| Jin | Suide | 仙人掌 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 仙人掌 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 刺球 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 仙人球 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 刺球 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 仙巴掌, 仙人掌 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 花旺 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 仙儂掌 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 豬乸怕 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 仙人掌 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 仙人掌 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 仙人掌 |
| Wu | Danyang | 仙人掌 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 仙人掌 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 仙人掌 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 仙人掌 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 仙人掌 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 仙人掌 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 仙人掌 |

#### Derived terms

* 仙人掌果 (xiānrénzhǎngguǒ)

#### See also

* 仙人球 (xiānrénqiú)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 仙 | 人 | 掌 |
| さぼてん |||
| Grade: S | Grade: 1 | Grade: S |
| jukujikun |||
For pronunciation and definitions of 仙人掌 – see the following entry. :
| 【サボテン】 | [noun] cactus (member of the Cactaceae family) Alternative spellings 覇王樹, さぼてん |
(This term, 仙人掌, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) :

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 仙 | 人 | 掌 |

### Noun

仙人掌 • (seoninjang) (hangeul 선인장)
* hanja form of 선인장 (“cactus”)