八仙過海

Chinese

		Eight Immortals	to cross the sea; to go abroad; to go overseas
trad. (八仙過海)		八仙	過海
simp. (八仙过海)		八仙	过海

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bāxiānguòhǎi

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄚㄒㄧㄢㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄞˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): baat³ sin¹ gwo³ hoi²
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pat-sian-kè-hái

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bāxiānguòhǎi
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄚㄒㄧㄢㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄞˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: basianguòhǎi
  - Wade–Giles: pa¹-hsien¹-kuo⁴-hai³
  - Yale: bā-syān-gwò-hǎi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bashianguohhae
  - Palladius: басяньгохай (basjanʹgoxaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pä⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ⁵¹ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: baat³ sin¹ gwo³ hoi²
  - Yale: baat sīn gwo hói
  - Cantonese Pinyin: baat⁸ sin¹ gwo³ hoi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: bad³ xin¹ guo³ hoi²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /paːt̚³ siːn⁵⁵ kʷɔː³³ hɔːi̯³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pat-sian-kè-hái
  - Tâi-lô: pat-sian-kè-hái
  - Phofsit Daibuun: patsienkea'hae
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pat̚³²⁻⁴ siɛn⁴⁴ ke²¹⁻⁵³ hai⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pat̚³²⁻⁴ siɛn⁴⁴ ke¹¹⁻⁵³ hai⁵³/

Idiom

八仙過海

Short for 八仙過海，各顯神通／八仙过海，各显神通 (bāxiānguòhǎi, gèxiǎnshéntōng, “everybody using their talents or skills to achieve a common goal”).

Noun

八仙過海

(mahjong) winning hand composed of the eight flower tiles

Synonyms

(Cantonese) 大花糊

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