Zhuge Liang (181-234), military leader and prime minister of Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉 / during the Three Kingdoms period / the main hero of the fictional Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义, where he is portrayed as a sage and military genius / mastermind
Siddhartha Gautama (563-485 BC), the historical Buddha and founder of Buddhism / Sakyamuni Buddha (Sanskrit: sage of the Sakya)
丹参
dān shēn
(botany) red sage (Salvia miltiorrhiza)
齐天大圣
Qí tiān Dà shèng
Great Sage the Equal of Heaven, self-proclaimed title of the Monkey King Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空[Sun1 Wu4 kong1] in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4]
王羲之
Wáng Xī zhī
Wang Xizhi (303-361), famous calligrapher of Eastern Jin, known as the sage of calligraphy 書聖|书圣
先王
xiān wáng
former kings / former emperors / in Confucian writing, refers esp. to the sage rulers Yao 堯|尧[Yao2], Shun 舜[Shun4], Yu 禹[Yu3], Tang 湯|汤[Tang1] and the kings of Zhou
enlightened sage / brilliant master (flattering words applied to ruler)
姜子牙
Jiāng Zǐ yá
Jiang Ziya (c. 1100 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), partly mythical sage advisor to King Wen of Zhou 周文王[Zhou1 Wen2 wang2] and purported author of “Six Secret Strategic Teachings&rdquo / 六韜|六韬[Liu4 tao1], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]
Shun (c. 23rd century BC), mythical sage and leader
山颓木坏
shān tuí mù huài
lit. the mountains crumble and the trees lie ruined / a great sage has died (idiom)
舜日尧天
Shùn rì Yáo tiān
sage Emperors Shun and Yao rule every day (idiom) / all for the best in the best of all possible worlds
舜日尧年
Shùn rì Yáo nián
sage Emperors Shun and Yao rule every day (idiom) / all for the best in the best of all possible worlds
释迦牟尼佛
Shì jiā móu ní fó
Sakyamuni Buddha (Sanskrit: sage of the Sakya) / Siddhartha Gautama (563-485 BC), the historical Buddha and founder of Buddhism
傅说
Fù Shuō
Fu Shuo (c. 14th century BC), legendary sage and principal minister of Shang ruler Wu Ding
太公钓鱼，愿者上钩
tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu
Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 / fishing with no bait and the hook above the water) / to put one's head in the noose
Vyasa, Indian sage and scribe, supposed author of epic 摩訶婆羅多|摩诃婆罗多[Mo2 he1 po2 luo2 duo1] and a major figure in it
箕子
Jī zǐ
Jizi, legendary sage from end of Shang dynasty (c. 1100 BC), said to have opposed the tyrant Zhou 紂|纣[Zhou4], then ruled ancient Korea in the Zhou 周[Zhou1] dynasty
lit. holy scripture and biography of sage (idiom) / refers to Confucian canonical texts
姜太公钓鱼，愿者上钩
Jiāng tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu
Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want it, take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 / fishing with no bait and the hook above the water) / to put one's head in the noose
醉圣
zuì shèng
the Sage of intoxication / refers to Tang Dynasty poet Li Bai 李白 / (701-762)
释迦佛
shì jiā fó
Sakyamuni Buddha (Sanskrit: sage of the Sakya) / Siddhartha Gautama (563-485 BC), the historical Buddha and founder of Buddhism
陈抟
Chén Tuán
Chen Tuan (871-989), a legendary Daoist sage
亚圣
yà shèng
Second Sage, traditional title of Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3] in Confucian studies
沃伦・巴菲特
Wò lún · Bā fēi tè
Warren Buffett (1930-), the Sage of Omaha, US investor and philanthropist, principal owner of holding company Berkshire Hathaway
沃伦·巴菲特
Wò lún · Bā fēi tè
Warren Buffett (1930-), the Sage of Omaha, US investor and philanthropist, principal owner of holding company Berkshire Hathaway
shèng