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谪仙

謫仙
zhéxiān
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 banished immortal
  2. 2 an immortal exiled to earth (epithet for an exceptional talent)
  3. 3 (esp.) Li Bai

Examples

贺知章称李白为谪仙人。
Hè Zhīzhāng chēng Lǐ Bái wéi zhéxiānrén.
He Zhizhang called Li Bai a 'banished immortal.'
他的诗才宛如谪仙。
Tā de shīcái wǎnrú zhéxiān.
His poetic talent is like that of a banished immortal.

Tips

history
The Tang official He Zhizhang gave Li Bai the nickname 谪仙人 after reading his poem 'Climbing Phoenix Terrace'. The label stuck — Li Bai is still 诗仙 (Poet Immortal) and 谪仙 in literary history.

In Pop Culture

李白 Lǐ Bái
Li Bai
Tang dynasty poet (701-762), the archetypal 谪仙 — wine-loving, free-spirited, and untethered to court politics.

Stroke Order

谪 zhé
仙 xiān