xián

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Definitions

  1. 1. worthy or virtuous person
  2. 2. honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation

Words Containing 贤

圣贤
shèng xián

a sage

任人唯贤
rèn rén wéi xián

to appoint people according to their merits (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity

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

先贤
xiān xián

worthy predecessor

奉贤
fèng xián

Fengxian suburban district of Shanghai

奉贤区
fèng xián qū

Fengxian suburban district of Shanghai

妒能害贤
dù néng hài xián

jealous of the able, envious of the clever (idiom)

妒贤忌能
dù xián jì néng

to envy the virtuous and talented (idiom)

尊贤使能
zūn xián shǐ néng

to respect talent and make use of ability (Mencius)

尊贤爱物
zūn xián ài wù

to honor the wise and love the people

招贤纳士
zhāo xián nà shì

invite the talented and call the valorous (idiom); to recruit talent

推贤让能
tuī xián ràng néng

to cede to the virtuous and yield to the talented (idiom)

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)

普贤
pǔ xián

Samantabhadra, the Buddhist Lord of Truth

普贤菩萨
pǔ xián pú sà

Samantabhadra, the Buddhist Lord of Truth

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

礼贤下士
lǐ xián xià shì

respect for the wise

圣经贤传
shèng jīng xián zhuàn

lit. holy scripture and biography of sage (idiom); refers to Confucian canonical texts

圣贤孔子鸟
shèng xián kǒng zǐ niǎo

Confuciusornis sanctus (Jurassic fossil bird)

圣贤书
shèng xián shū

holy book

举贤良对策
jǔ xián liáng duì cè

Treatise 134 BC by Han dynasty philosopher Dong Zhongshu 董仲舒

见贤思齐
jiàn xián sī qí

see a worthy, think to imitate (idiom, from Analects); emulate the virtuous

识才尊贤
shí cái zūn xián

to recognize talent and have great respect for it

让贤与能
ràng xián yǔ néng

to step aside and give a more worthy person a chance (idiom)

贤人
xián rén

great person of the past

贤内助
xián nèi zhù

(said of sb else's wife) a good wife

贤劳
xián láo

diligent

贤士
xián shì

virtuous person

贤妻
xián qī

you, my beloved wife

贤妻良母
xián qī liáng mǔ

a good wife and loving mother

贤弟
xián dì

worthy little brother

贤慧
xián huì

(of a wife) wise and kind

贤才
xián cái

a genius

贤明
xián míng

wise and capable

贤淑
xián shū

(of a woman) virtuous

贤淑仁慈
xián shū rén cí

a virtuous and benevolent woman (idiom)

贤王
xián wáng

sage kings

贤相
xián xiàng

sagacious prime minister (in feudal China)

贤能
xián néng

sage

贤良
xián liáng

(of a man) able and virtuous

贤达
xián dá

prominent and worthy personage

进贤
jìn xián

Jinxian county in Nanchang 南昌, Jiangxi

进贤县
jìn xián xiàn

Jinxian county in Nanchang 南昌, Jiangxi

集贤
jí xián

Jixian county in Shuangyashan 雙鴨山|双鸭山[shuāng yā shān], Heilongjiang

集贤县
jí xián xiàn

Jixian county in Shuangyashan 雙鴨山|双鸭山[shuāng yā shān], Heilongjiang

魏忠贤
wèi zhōng xián

Wei Zhongxian (1568-1627), infamous eunuch politician of late Ming

贤惠
xián huì

chaste