zhé xiān
Traditional: 謫仙
谪仙 (zhé xiān) is a Chinese word meaning “a genius (literally, an immortal who has been banished from heaven to live on earth), an epithet for exceptional individuals such as the Tang poet Li Bai 李白[Li3 Bai2]; (fig.) banished official”.
Meanings
- 1a genius (literally, an immortal who has been banished from heaven to live on earth), an epithet for exceptional individuals such as the Tang poet Li Bai 李白[Li3 Bai2]
- 2(fig.) banished official