仙骨

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiāngǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢㄍㄨˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiāngǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢㄍㄨˇ
  - 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

(Taoism) immortal-like physique or qualities
(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): [sẽ̞ŋko̞t͡sɨ]

Noun

仙(せん)骨(こつ) • (senkotsu)

the unworldly appearance or character of a Chinese hermit/immortal
a sacrum
Holonym: 脊柱 (sekichū)

Meronym: 仙椎 (sentsui)