仙骨

Chinese

		immortal	bone
trad. (仙骨)		仙	骨
simp. #(仙骨)		仙	骨

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiāngǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢ ㄍㄨˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiāngǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢ ㄍㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siangǔ
    • Wade–Giles: hsien¹-ku³
    • Yale: syān-gǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianguu
    • Palladius: сяньгу (sjanʹgu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

仙骨

1. (Taoism) immortal-like physique or qualities
2. (figurative, archaic) phenomenal grace

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “immortal-like qualities”): 俗骨 (súgǔ)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
仙	骨
せん Grade: S	こつ Grade: 6
kan’on

Alternative spelling
薦骨

Etymology

仙 (“Chinese hermit/immortal”) +‎ 骨 (“bone; character”). Compare Latin os sacrum (literally “sacred bone”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) せんこつ [sèńkótsú] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) せ​んこつ [séꜜǹkòtsù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [sẽ̞ŋko̞t͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

仙(せん)骨(こつ) • (senkotsu) 

1. the unworldly appearance or character of a Chinese hermit/immortal
2. a sacrum

   Holonym: 脊柱 (sekichū)

   Meronym: 仙椎 (sentsui)