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贤
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Definitions
- 1. worthy or virtuous person
- 2. honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation
Words Containing 贤
chaste
you, my beloved wife
worthy predecessor
Jinxian county in Nanchang 南昌, Jiangxi
Treatise 134 BC by Han dynasty philosopher Dong Zhongshu 董仲舒
a genius
to cede to the virtuous and yield to the talented (idiom)
a virtuous and benevolent woman (idiom)
wise and capable
worthy little brother
(said of sb else's wife) a good wife
great person of the past
sage
diligent
Jixian county in Shuangyashan 雙鴨山|双鸭山[shuāng yā shān], Heilongjiang
(of a wife) wise and kind
jealous of the able, envious of the clever (idiom)
to honor the wise and love the people
Fengxian suburban district of Shanghai
prominent and worthy personage
virtuous person
to appoint people according to their merits (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity
Danny Lee Sau-Yin (1953-), Hong Kong actor and director
Joey Wong (1967-), Taiwanese actress
to respect the wise and venerate the worthy (idiom); to honor the great and the good
invite the talented and call the valorous (idiom); to recruit talent
sagacious prime minister (in feudal China)
Samantabhadra, the Buddhist Lord of Truth
Jixian county in Shuangyashan 雙鴨山|双鸭山[shuāng yā shān], Heilongjiang
(of a woman) virtuous
a good wife and loving mother
Jinxian county in Nanchang 南昌, Jiangxi
to respect talent and make use of ability (Mencius)
to appoint the virtuous and use the able (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity
a sage
to step aside and give a more worthy person a chance (idiom)
to envy the virtuous and talented (idiom)
holy book
respect for the wise
lit. holy scripture and biography of sage (idiom); refers to Confucian canonical texts
see a worthy, think to imitate (idiom, from Analects); emulate the virtuous
to recognize talent and have great respect for it
Confuciusornis sanctus (Jurassic fossil bird)
to revere people of virtue and honor scholarship (idiom)
Wei Zhongxian (1568-1627), infamous eunuch politician of late Ming
Fengxian suburban district of Shanghai
(of a man) able and virtuous
sage kings
Samantabhadra, the Buddhist Lord of Truth