alchemist; Taoist wizard
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
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alchemist; Taoist adept; wizard (in ancient China)
archaicHistorical term referring to practitioners during the Qin and Han dynasties who sought immortality through elixir-making, alchemy, and communication with spirits. Often associated with the emperor's court and the search for the elixir of life.
Qín秦
shǐ始
huáng皇
pài派
qiǎn遣
fāng方
shì士
qù去
hǎi海
wài外
xún寻
zhǎo找
cháng长
shēng生
bù不
lǎo老
yào药
。
Qin Shi Huang sent alchemists overseas to search for the elixir of immortality.
Gǔ古
dài代
de的
fāng方
shì士
cháng常
cháng常
liàn炼
dān丹
yǐ以
qiú求
chéng成
xiān仙
。
Ancient alchemists often refined elixirs in hopes of attaining immortality.
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Zhè这
wèi位
fāng方
shì士
shēng声
chēng称
zì自
jǐ己
yǒu有
sān三
bǎi百
suì岁
le了
。
This Taoist wizard claimed to be three hundred years old.