A shadow puppet from the Qing dynasty depicting Xu Xian
In-universe information
Species
Human
Gender
Male
Occupation
Traditional Chinese medicine practitioner
Spouse
Bai Suzhen
Children
Xu Shilin (son)
Relatives
A sister
Home
Lin'an Prefecture (modern Hangzhou)
Nationality
Song China
Xu Xian
Traditional Chinese
許仙
Simplified Chinese
许仙
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Xǔ Xiān
Wade–Giles
Hsü3 Hsien1
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization
Héui Sīn
Jyutping
Heoi2 Sin1
Xu Xuan
Traditional Chinese
許宣
Simplified Chinese
许宣
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Xǔ Xuān
Wade–Giles
Hsü3 Hsüan1
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization
Héui Syūn
Jyutping
Heoi2 Syun1
Xu Xian (Chinese: 許仙), courtesy name Hanwen (漢文), is a main character of the Legend of the White Snake, one of China's four great folk tales. In some versions of the legend he is a scholar, while in others he is a physician. In earlier works such as Feng Menglong's Stories to Caution the World, he is known as Xu Xuan (Chinese: 許宣).
XuXian (Chinese: 許仙), courtesy name Hanwen (漢文), is a main character of the Legend of the White Snake, one of China's four great folk tales. In some...
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