明 智 míng zhì sensible / wise / judicious / sagacious 英 明 yīng míng wise / brilliant 明 bright / opposite: dark 暗[an4] / (of meaning) clear / to understand / next / public or open / wise / generic term for a sacrifice to the gods 哲 wise / a sage 聪 quick at hearing / wise / clever / sharp-witted / intelligent / acute 淑 女 shū nu:3 wise and virtuous woman / lady 忠 告 zhōng gào to give sb a word of advice / advice / counsel / a wise word 智 者 zhì zhě sage / wise man / clever and knowledgeable person 高 招 gāo zhāo wise move / masterstroke / bright ideas 睿 智 ruì zhì wise and farsighted 有 道 yǒu dào to have attained the Way / (of a government or a ruler) enlightened / wise and just 高 见 gāo jiàn wise opinion / brilliant idea (honorific) 圣 贤 shèng xián a sage / wise and holy man / virtuous ruler / Buddhist lama / wine 哲 人 zhé rén wise man 人 杰 rén jié outstanding talent / wise and able person / illustrious individual 至 理 名 言 zhì lǐ míng yán wise saying / words of wisdom 资 治 通 鉴 Zī zhì Tōng jiàn A Mirror for the Wise Ruler (or Comprehensive Mirror for Aid in Government), a vast chronological general history, written by 司馬光|司马光[Si1 ma3 Guang1] Sima Guang (1019-1089) and collaborators during the Northern Song in 1084, covering the period 403 BC-959 AD, 294 scrolls 明 哲 保 身 míng zhé bǎo shēn a wise man looks after his own hide (idiom) / to put one's own safety before matters of principle 贤 慧 xián huì (of a wife) wise and kind / perfect in her traditional roles 益 友 yì yǒu helpful friend / wise companion 贤 明 xián míng wise and capable / sagacious 识 时 务 者 为 俊 杰 shí shí wù zhě wèi jùn jié Only an outstanding talent can recognize current trends (idiom). A wise man submits to circumstances. 哲 人 其 萎 zhé rén qí wěi a wise man has passed away (idiom) 大 智 如 愚 dà zhì rú yú the wise may appear stupid (idiom) / a genius not appreciated in his own time 敬 老 尊 贤 jìng lǎo zūn xián to respect the wise and venerate the worthy (idiom) / to honor the great and the good 百 鸟 朝 凤 bǎi niǎo cháo fèng lit. all birds paying looking up to the phoenix / fig. peace under a wise ruler 礼 贤 下 士 lǐ xián xià shì respect for the wise 老 成 持 重 lǎo chéng chí zhòng old and wise / experienced and knowledgeable 闻 一 知 十 wén yī zhī shí lit. to hear one and know ten (idiom) / fig. explain one thing and (he) understands everything / a word to the wise 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. 好 汉 不 吃 眼 前 亏 hǎo hàn bù chī yǎn qián kuī a wise man knows better than to fight when the odds are against him (idiom) 三 位 博 士 sān wèi bó shì the Magi / the Three Wise Kings from the East in the biblical nativity story 事 后 聪 明 shì hòu cōng ming wise after the event (idiom) / with hindsight, one should have predicted it 仁 者 见 仁 ， 智 者 见 智 rén zhě jiàn rén , zhì zhě jiàn zhì The benevolent sees benevolence, the wise sees wisdom. / Different views are admissible. (idiom) 善 策 shàn cè wise policy / best policy 大 勇 若 怯 ， 大 智 若 愚 dà yǒng ruò qiè , dà zhì ruò yú a great hero may appear timid, the wise may appear stupid (idiom) / the general public may not recognize great talent 尊 贤 爱 物 zūn xián ài wù to honor the wise and love the people / respecting noble talent while protecting the common people 智 者 千 虑 ， 必 有 一 失 zhì zhě qiān lu:4 , bì yǒu yī shī lit. a wise person reflecting a thousand times can still make a mistake (idiom) / fig. nobody is infallible 东 方 三 博 士 Dōng fāng sān Bó shì the Magi / the Three Wise Kings from the East in the biblical nativity story 武 丁 Wǔ Dīng Wu Ding (c. 14th century BC), legendary founder and wise ruler of Shang dynasty 话 到 嘴 边 留 三 分 huà dào zuǐ biān liú sān fēn A still tongue makes a wise head. (idiom) 风 水 先 生 fēng shuǐ xiān sheng feng shui master / geomancer / stock figure in folk tales, as a wise adviser or a charlatan 智 者 小 组 zhì zhě xiǎo zǔ Panel of the Wise 智 囊 委 员 会 Committee of Wise Men 国 际 智 者 委 员 会 International Committee of the Wise 听 君 一 席 话 ， 胜 读 十 年 书 tīng jūn yī xí huà , shèng dú shí nián shū listening to the words of a wise man can be superior to studying ten years of books (proverb) 英 明 果 断 yīng míng guǒ duàn wise and resolute 拂 士 bì shì attendant to the emperor / wise counselor 知 人 者 智 ， 自 知 者 明 zhī rén zhě zhì , zì zhī zhě míng those who understand others are clever, but those who know themselves are truly wise (idiom, from Laozi's 道德經|道德经[Dao4 de2 jing1] 贪 小 失 大 tān xiǎo shī dà penny wise and pound foolish (idiom)
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