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hsien
[ shyuhn ]
noun
- (in popular Chinese religion) one of a group of benevolent spirits promoting good in the world.
- (in China) a county or district.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hsien1
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Example Sentences
To save expense, some make the whole ascent of one hundred and twenty li from Omei-hsien in a day.
Nothing of great importance is known about Fa-Hsien in addition to what may be gathered from his own record of his travels.
Fa-Hsien and the rest, however, through the liberality of Foo Kung-sun, managed to go straight forward in a south-west direction.
Fa-Hsien and the others went forward to the kingdom of Tsze-hoh, which it took them twenty-five days to reach.
Here Fa-Hsien stayed two years, writing out his Sutras, and drawing pictures of images.
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