"贤" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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Mandarin xián
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 xián worthy or virtuous person / honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation
Results beginning with 贤
 xián huì variant of 賢慧|贤慧[xian2 hui4]
 xián dì worthy little brother
 xián shū (of a woman) virtuous
 xián rén great person of the past / venerable forebear / the great and the good
 xián liáng (of a man) able and virtuous
 xián qī (old) perfect wife / you, my beloved wife
 xián cái a genius / a talented person
 xián wáng sage kings
 xián huì (of a wife) wise and kind / perfect in her traditional roles
 xián míng wise and capable / sagacious
 xián shì virtuous person / a man of merit
 xián néng sage
 xián dá prominent and worthy personage
 xián láo diligent
 xián xiàng sagacious prime minister (in feudal China)
 xián nèi zhù (said of sb else's wife) a good wife
 xián qī liáng mǔ a good wife and loving mother
 xián néng nèi gé Ministry
 xián shū rén cí a virtuous and benevolent woman (idiom)
Approximate Results for 贤
 shèng xián a sage / wise and holy man / virtuous ruler / Buddhist lama / wine
 Pǔ xián Samantabhadra, the Buddhist Lord of Truth
 xiān xián worthy predecessor / distinguished person of the past / former sage
 Fèng xián Fengxian suburban district of Shanghai
 Jìn xián Jinxian county in Nanchang 南昌, Jiangxi
 Jí xián Jixian county in Shuangyashan 雙鴨山|双鸭山[Shuang1 ya1 shan1], Heilongjiang
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 shèng xián shū holy book
 Fèng xián qū Fengxian suburban district of Shanghai
 Jìn xián xiàn Jinxian county in Nanchang 南昌, Jiangxi
 Jí xián xiàn Jixian county in Shuangyashan 雙鴨山|双鸭山[Shuang1 ya1 shan1], Heilongjiang
 Lǐ Xiū xián Danny Lee Sau-Yin (1953-), Hong Kong actor and director
 Wáng Zǔ xián Joey Wong (1967-), Taiwanese actress
 Wèi Zhōng xián Wei Zhongxian (1568-1627), infamous eunuch politician of late Ming
 rèn rén wéi xián to appoint people according to their merits (idiom) / appointment on the basis of ability and integrity
 dù néng hài xián jealous of the able, envious of the clever (idiom)
 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.
 jìng lǎo zūn xián to respect the wise and venerate the worthy (idiom) / to honor the great and the good
 jìng xián lǐ shì to revere people of virtue and honor scholarship (idiom)
 lǐ xián xià shì respect for the wise
使 rèn xián shǐ néng to appoint the virtuous and use the able (idiom) / appointment on the basis of ability and integrity
 shí cái zūn xián to recognize talent and have great respect for it
 tuī xián ràng néng to cede to the virtuous and yield to the talented (idiom)
 zhāo xián nà shì invite the talented and call the valorous (idiom) / to recruit talent
使 zūn xián shǐ néng to respect talent and make use of ability (Mencius)
 dù xián jì néng to envy the virtuous and talented (idiom)
 Pǔ xián Pú sà Samantabhadra, the Buddhist Lord of Truth
 ràng xián yǔ néng to step aside and give a more worthy person a chance (idiom)
 shèng jīng xián zhuàn lit. holy scripture and biography of sage (idiom) / refers to Confucian canonical texts
 zūn xián ài wù to honor the wise and love the people / respecting noble talent while protecting the common people
 jǔ xián liáng duì cè Treatise 134 BC by Han dynasty philosopher Dong Zhongshu 董仲舒
 shèng xián Kǒng zǐ niǎo Confuciusornis sanctus (Jurassic fossil bird)
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