诗仙 (shīxiān): "Immortal of Poetry" — epithet…

Meanings

1 "Immortal of Poetry" — epithet of Li Bai
2 a poet of transcendent talent

Characters

诗

immortal; transcendent being

Examples

李白被尊为诗仙。

Lǐ Bái bèi zūn wéi shīxiān.

Li Bai is honored as the Immortal of Poetry.

诗仙的作品充满了浪漫色彩。

Shīxiān de zuòpǐn chōngmǎnle làngmàn sècǎi.

The Immortal of Poetry's works are full of romantic flair.

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history

The name traces to He Zhizhang (贺知章), who on first meeting Li Bai called him a 谪仙人 (zhéxiānrén) — 'an immortal banished from heaven.' His soaring, free-flowing style earned him the title 诗仙. Pair with 诗圣 (shīshèng, 'Poet-Sage' = Du Fu) and 诗鬼 (shīguǐ, 'Poet-Ghost' = Li He).