1 immortal

1 fingernail

1 first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shí tiān gān]

2 (used for an unspecified person or thing)

3 first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc)

4 letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc

5 armor plating

6 shell or carapace

7 (of the fingers or toes) nail

8 bladed leather or metal armor (old)

9 ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old)

10 civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bǎo jiǎ] system (old)

11 ancient Chinese compass point: 75°

1 Daoist immortal

2 supernatural entity

3 (in modern fiction) fairy, elf, leprechaun etc

4 fig. lighthearted person

1 Daoist immortal

2 celestial being

1 heavenly beauty, jewel colors (idiom); unusually beautiful lady

1 lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom)

2 fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities

1 to wish one were dead (idiom)

2 (fig.) to be in seventh heaven

1 to sleep on one's armor with a spear as a pillow (idiom)

2 to keep ready for battle at all times

1 to rest weapons and loosen armor (idiom); to relax from fighting