Word information
Simplified谪仙
Traditional謫仙
Pinyinzhé xiān
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Chinese word dictionary
谪仙
zhé xiān · 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]; (fig.) banished official
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