八仙 (Chinese PinYin: [bā xiān]; traditional Chinese: 八仙) may mean: (1) noun. the Eight Immortals (in the legend). It is an everyday vocabulary, some common phrases and expressions are: 醉八仙 (eight drunken immortals; a Sichuan cuisine), 八仙桌 (old-fashioned square table for eight people), 八仙花 (hydrangea), 八仙草 (Galium aparine), 一张八仙桌 (an old-fashioned square table for eight people), 八仙过海 (the eight immortals crossing the sea; everyone find his/her own way), 八仙过海，各显其能 / 八仙过海，各显神通 (the eight immortals cross the sea, each of them demonstrating their special skill; rely on one’s own strengths to prove one’s worth).

Literally: 八 (eight) + 仙 (immortals)

1. How to pronounce 八仙?

Chinese Pinyin: [bā xiān]

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2. Synonyms And Antonyms of 八仙

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3. What are the fixed expression, collocation and idioms that contains 八仙

Fixed expression: 醉八仙 (eight drunken immortals; a Sichuan cuisine), 八仙桌 (old-fashioned square table for eight people), 八仙花 (hydrangea), 八仙草 (Galium aparine),

Collocation: 一张八仙桌 (an old-fashioned square table for eight people),

Idioms: 八仙过海 (the eight immortals crossing the sea; everyone find his/her own way), 八仙过海，各显其能 / 八仙过海，各显神通 (the eight immortals cross the sea, each of them demonstrating their special skill; rely on one’s own strengths to prove one’s worth), 饮中八仙 (Eight Immortals of the Wine Cup),

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4. How to use 八仙 in a sentence?

Below are some example sentences and quotes containing 八仙.

4.1传说八仙就是在这里喝醉了酒才一起飘洋过海的。

Translation: It’s said that the Eight Immortals got drunk here before flying across the ocean.

4.2为摆脱生存危机，文学期刊八仙过海, 各显神通。

Translation: To shake off the crisis, literary journals find their different ways.

4.3 爷爷有讲不完的故事，牛郎织女、嫦娥奔月、八仙过海……

Translation: Grandpa has endless stories, the Legend of Love, The Goddess Chang’s fly to the moon, the Eight Immortals crossing the sea … …

4.4 你也可以去蓬莱一日游，那是传说中八仙过海的地方呢。

Translation: You can also make a day tour to Penglai where the Eight immortals were said to cross sea.

4.5 哈利向前翻过八仙花灌木，站直并往周围看着。

Translation: Harry fell forwards over the hydrangea bush, straightened up and stared around.

4.6 八仙花现有的育苗方法为实生繁殖、扦插繁殖等，这些方法远不能满足市场的需求。

Translation: Presently, Hydrangea macrophylla are mainly bred through sowing seeds and the cuttage, but these ways have difficulty to satisfy the market need.

4.7 这几朵奇秀的山峰，就是八仙峰。

Translation: These extraordinary and beautiful peaks are Eight Immortals Peak.

4.8 还有数座形状各异的石峰——“八仙越岭”。

Translation: And also some strange figure stone hills— the Eight Immortals in the legend crossing the hill.

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