"Sacred" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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神圣 shén shèng divine / hallow / holy / sacred
神圣不可侵犯 shén shèng bù kě qīn fàn sacred / inviolable
圣 shèng holy / sacred / saint / sage
老子 Lǎo zǐ Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 500 BC), Chinese philosopher, the founder of Taoism / the sacred book of Daoism, 道德經|道德经[Dao4 de2 jing1] by Laozi
华山 Huà Shān Mt Hua in Shaanxi, western mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4]
圣地 shèng dì holy land (of a religion) / sacred place / shrine / holy city (such as Jerusalem, Mecca etc) / center of historic interest
峨眉山 E2 méi Shān Mt Emei in Sichuan, one of the Four Sacred Mountains and Bodhimanda of Samantabhadra 普賢|普贤[Pu3 xian2] / Emeishan city
圣火 shèng huǒ sacred fire / Olympic flame
嵩山 Sōng Shān Mt Song in Henan, central mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4]
衡山 Héng Shān Mt Heng in Hunan, southern mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4] / Hengshan county in Hengyang 衡陽|衡阳[Heng2 yang2], Hunan
老君 Lǎo jūn Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 500 BC), Chinese philosopher, the founder of Taoism / the sacred book of Daoism, 道德經|道德经[Dao4 de2 jing1] by Laozi
五岳 Wǔ yuè Five Sacred Mountains of the Daoists, namely: Mt Tai 泰山[Tai4 Shan1] in Shandong, Mt Hua 華山|华山[Hua4 Shan1] in Shaanxi, Mt Heng 衡山[Heng2 Shan1] in Hunan, Mt Heng 恆山|恒山[Heng2 Shan1] in Shanxi, Mt Song 嵩山[Song1 Shan1] in Henan
神山 shén shān sacred mountain
恒山 Héng Shān Mt Heng in Shanxi, northern mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4] / Hengshan district of Jixi city 雞西|鸡西[Ji1 xi1], Heilongjiang
道德经 Dào dé jīng the Book of Dao by Laozi or Lao-Tze, the sacred text of Daoism
经 jīng classics / sacred book / scripture / to pass through / to undergo / to bear / to endure / warp (textile) / longitude / menstruation / channel (TCM) / abbr. for economics 經濟|经济[jing1 ji4]
东岳 dōng yuè Mt Tai 泰山 / in Shandong, one of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4]
须弥 Xū mí Mt Meru or Sumeru, sacred mountain in Buddhist and Jain tradition / Mt Xumi in Guyuan 固原[Gu4 yuan2], Ningxia, with many Buddhist cave statues
普陀山 Pǔ tuó shān Mt Potala at Zhoushan 舟山市 / in Zhejiang, one of the Four Sacred Mountains and Bodhimanda of Guanyin 觀音|观音 / (Avalokiteśvara)
峨嵋山 E2 méi shān Mt Emei in Sichuan, one of the Four Sacred Mountains and Bodhimanda of Samantabhadra 普賢|普贤
大昭寺 Dà zhāo sì Jokhang, main Buddhist temple in Lhasa, a sacred place of Tibetan Buddhism
圣典 shèng diǎn sacred writing / canon
北岳 Běi yuè Mt Heng 恆山|恒山[Heng2 Shan1] in Shanxi, one of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4]
西岳 xī yuè Mt Hua 華山|华山 / in Shaanxi, one of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4]
中岳 zhōng yuè Mt Song 嵩山 / in Henan, one of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4]
一言九鼎 yī yán jiǔ dǐng one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom) / words of enormous weight
歃血为盟 shà xuè wéi méng to smear the lips with blood when taking an oath (idiom) / to swear a sacred oath
鼎铛玉石 dǐng chēng yù shí lit. to use a sacred tripod as cooking pot and jade as ordinary stone (idiom) / fig. a waste of precious material / casting pearls before swine
圣心 shèng xīn Sacred Heart (Christian)
卍 wàn swastika, a sacred and auspicious symbol in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism
五台山 Wǔ tái Shān Mt Wutai in Shanxi 山西[Shan1 xi1], one of the Four Sacred Mountains and home of the Bodhimanda of Manjushri 文殊[Wen2 shu1]
五大名山 Wǔ dà Míng shān Five Sacred Mountains of the Daoists, namely: Mt Tai 泰山[Tai4 Shan1] in Shandong, Mt Hua 華山|华山[Hua4 Shan1] in Shaanxi, Mt Heng 衡山[Heng2 Shan1] in Hunan, Mt Heng 恆山|恒山[Heng2 Shan1] in Shanxi, Mt Song 嵩山[Song1 Shan1] in Henan
克尔白 Kè ěr bái Ka'aba, sacred building in Mecca
南岳 Nán yuè Nanyue district of Hengyang city 衡陽市|衡阳市[Heng2 yang2 shi4], Hunan / Mt Heng 衡山 / in Hunan, one of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4]
吠陀 fèi tuó Vedas (Hindu sacred writings or legends)
四大佛教名山 Sì dà Fó jiào Míng shān Four Sacred Mountains of Buddhism, namely: Mt Wutai 五臺山|五台山 / in Shanxi, Mt Emei 峨眉山 / in Sichuan, Mt Jiuhua 九華山|九华山 / in Anhui, Mt Potala 普陀山 / in Zhejiang
定鼎 dìng dǐng lit. to set up the sacred tripods (following Yu the Great) / to fix the capital / to found a dynasty / used in advertising
岱宗 Dài zōng another name for Mt Tai 泰山 / in Shandong as principal or ancestor of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4] / Mt Tai as resting place for departed souls
御酒 yù jiǔ imperial wine / sacred wine
榊 shén (Japanese kokuji) sakaki (Cleyera japonica), evergreen tree used in Shinto to decorate sacred spaces
烏魯汝 wū lǔ rǔ Uluru, iconic large rock formation in central Australia, sacred to Aboriginals, a World Heritage Site / also known as Ayers Rock
圣心节 shèng xīn jié Feast of the Sacred Heart
开漳圣王 Kāi zhāng shèng wáng Sacred King, founder of Zhangzhou, posthumous title of Tang dynasty general Chen Yuanguang (657-711) 陳元光|陈元光[Chen2 Yuan2 guang1]
陈元光 Chén Yuán guāng Chen Yuanguang (657-711), Tang dynasty general with posthumous title 開漳聖王|开漳圣王[Kai1 zhang1 sheng4 wang2], i.e. Sacred King, founder of Zhangzhou 漳州[Zhang1 zhou1], Fujian
须弥山 Xū mí shān Mt Meru or Sumeru, sacred mountain in Buddhist and Jain tradition / Mt Xumi in Guyuan 固原[Gu4 yuan2], Ningxia, with many Buddhist cave statues
乌鲁汝 Wū lǔ rǔ Uluru, iconic large rock formation in central Australia, sacred to Aboriginals, a World Heritage Site / also known as Ayers Rock
卐 wàn swastika, a sacred and auspicious symbol in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism, later adopted by Nazi Germany
自然圣地  sacred natural site
神奇蘑菰  magic mushroom / sacred mushroom
榊 xx5 (Japanese kokuji) sakaki (Cleyera japonica), evergreen tree used in Shinto to decorate sacred spaces
佛骨 fó gǔ Buddha's bones (as a sacred relic)
结界 jié jiè (Buddhism) to designate the boundaries of a sacred place within which monks are to be trained / a place so designated / (fantasy fiction) force field / invisible barrier (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 結界 / "kekkai")
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