xiān
dān

common

Meaning of 仙丹

仙丹 means elixir of life; magic pill granting immortality or resurrection (in mythology). Pronounced xiān dān.

  • elixir of life; magic pill granting immortality or resurrection (in mythology)

Definitions & Examples

Chuán
shuō
Qín
Shǐ
huáng
céng
pài
rén
xún
zhǎo
cháng
shēng
lǎo
xiān
dān
 

Legend has it that Qin Shi Huang sent people to search for the elixir of immortality.

Dào
shì
zài
dān
liàn
zhì
xiān
dān
 

The Taoist priest was concocting magic pills in the alchemy furnace.

Zhè
yào
suī
shì
xiān
dān
 
dàn
liáo
xiào
xiǎn
zhù
 

Although this medicine is not a miracle cure, its effects are remarkable.

Mín
jiān
shì
zhōng
shuō
 
chī
le
xiān
dān
jiù
néng
fēi
shēng
chéng
xiān
 

Folk tales say that eating the magic pill allows one to ascend and become an immortal.

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