| 修炼成仙 |
xiū liàn chéng xiān |
lit. to practice austerities to become a Daoist immortal / practice makes perfect |
| 修 |
Xiū |
surname Xiu |
| 修 |
xiū |
to decorate / to embellish / to repair / to build / to write / to cultivate / to study / to take (a class) |
| 修 |
xiū |
variant of 修 |
| 修炼 |
xiū liàn |
(of Taoists) to practice austerities / to practice asceticism |
| 炼 |
liàn |
to refine / to smelt |
| 炼 |
liàn |
variant of 链, chain / variant of 炼 |
| 成 |
Chéng |
surname Cheng / short name for Chengdu 成都 |
| 成 |
chéng |
to succeed / to finish / to complete / to accomplish / to become / to turn into / to be all right / OK! / one tenth |
| 成仙 |
chéng xiān |
(Taoism) to become an immortal |
| 仙 |
xiān |
immortal |
| 仙 |
xiān |
variant of 仙 |