"贤" • Chinese-English Dictionary
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| 贤 |  xián | worthy or virtuous person / honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation |   | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 贤惠 | xián huì | variant of 賢慧|贤慧[xian2 hui4] | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 贤弟 | xián dì | worthy little brother | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 贤淑 | xián shū | (of a woman) virtuous | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 贤人 | xián rén | great person of the past / venerable forebear / the great and the good | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 贤良 | xián liáng | (of a man) able and virtuous | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 贤妻 | xián qī | (old) perfect wife / you, my beloved wife | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 贤才 | xián cái | a genius / a talented person | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 贤王 | xián wáng | sage kings | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 贤慧 | xián huì | (of a wife) wise and kind / perfect in her traditional roles | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 贤明 | xián míng | wise and capable / sagacious | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 贤士 | xián shì | virtuous person / a man of merit | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 贤能 | xián néng | sage | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 贤达 | xián dá | prominent and worthy personage | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 贤劳 | xián láo | diligent | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 贤相 | xián xiàng | sagacious prime minister (in feudal China) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 贤内助 | xián nèi zhù | (said of sb else's wife) a good wife | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 贤妻良母 | xián qī liáng mǔ | a good wife and loving mother | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 贤能内阁 | xián néng nèi gé | Ministry | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 贤淑仁慈 | xián shū rén cí | a virtuous and benevolent woman (idiom) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Approximate Results for 贤 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 圣贤 | shèng xián | a sage / wise and holy man / virtuous ruler / Buddhist lama / wine | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 普贤 | Pǔ xián | Samantabhadra, the Buddhist Lord of Truth | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 先贤 | xiān xián | (literary) ancient sage | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 奉贤 | Fèng xián | Fengxian suburban district of Shanghai | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 进贤 | Jìn xián | Jinxian county in Nanchang 南昌, Jiangxi | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 集贤 | Jí xián | Jixian county in Shuangyashan 雙鴨山|双鸭山[Shuang1 ya1 shan1], Heilongjiang | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 圣贤书 | shèng xián shū | holy book | |
| 奉贤区 | Fèng xián qū | Fengxian suburban district of Shanghai | |
| 进贤县 | Jìn xián xiàn | Jinxian county in Nanchang 南昌, Jiangxi | |
| 集贤县 | Jí xián xiàn | Jixian county in Shuangyashan 雙鴨山|双鸭山[Shuang1 ya1 shan1], Heilongjiang | |
| 李修贤 | Lǐ Xiū xián | Danny Lee Sau-Yin (1953-), Hong Kong actor and director | |
| 王祖贤 | Wáng Zǔ xián | Joey Wong (1967-), Taiwanese actress | |
| 魏忠贤 | Wèi Zhōng xián | Wei Zhongxian (1568-1627), infamous eunuch politician of late Ming | |
| 任人唯贤 | rèn rén wéi xián | to appoint people according to their merits (idiom) / appointment on the basis of ability and integrity | |
| 妒能害贤 | dù néng hài xián | jealous of the able, envious of the clever (idiom) | |
| 见贤思齐 | jiàn xián sī qí | see a worthy, think to imitate (idiom, from Analects) / emulate the virtuous / Follow the example of a virtuous and wise teacher. | |
| 敬老尊贤 | jìng lǎo zūn xián | to respect the wise and venerate the worthy (idiom) / to honor the great and the good | |
| 敬贤礼士 | jìng xián lǐ shì | to revere people of virtue and honor scholarship (idiom) | |
| 礼贤下士 | lǐ xián xià shì | respect for the wise | |
| 任贤使能 | rèn xián shǐ néng | to appoint the virtuous and use the able (idiom) / appointment on the basis of ability and integrity | |
| 识才尊贤 | shí cái zūn xián | to recognize talent and have great respect for it | |
| 推贤让能 | tuī xián ràng néng | to cede to the virtuous and yield to the talented (idiom) | |
| 招贤纳士 | zhāo xián nà shì | invite the talented and call the valorous (idiom) / to recruit talent | |
| 尊贤使能 | zūn xián shǐ néng | to respect talent and make use of ability (Mencius) | |
| 妒贤忌能 | dù xián jì néng | to envy the virtuous and talented (idiom) | |
| 敬贤礼士 | jìng xián - lǐ shì | (idiom) to respect people of virtue and show courtesy to scholars | |
| 普贤菩萨 | Pǔ xián Pú sà | Samantabhadra, the Buddhist Lord of Truth | |
| 让贤与能 | ràng xián yǔ néng | to step aside and give a more worthy person a chance (idiom) | |
| 圣经贤传 | shèng jīng xián zhuàn | lit. holy scripture and biography of sage (idiom) / refers to Confucian canonical texts | |
| 尊贤爱物 | zūn xián ài wù | to honor the wise and love the people / respecting noble talent while protecting the common people | |
| 举贤良对策 | jǔ xián liáng duì cè | Treatise 134 BC by Han dynasty philosopher Dong Zhongshu 董仲舒 | |
| 圣贤孔子鸟 | shèng xián Kǒng zǐ niǎo | Confuciusornis sanctus (Jurassic fossil bird) | |
