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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

贤惠
xián huì

chaste

贤妻
xián qī

you, my beloved wife

先贤
xiān xián

worthy predecessor

进贤县
jìn xián xiàn

Jinxian county in Nanchang 南昌, Jiangxi

举贤良对策
jǔ xián liáng duì cè

Treatise 134 BC by Han dynasty philosopher Dong Zhongshu 董仲舒

贤才
xián cái

a genius

推贤让能
tuī xián ràng néng

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

贤淑仁慈
xián shū rén cí

a virtuous and benevolent woman (idiom)

贤明
xián míng

wise and capable

贤弟
xián dì

worthy little brother

贤内助
xián nèi zhù

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

贤人
xián rén

great person of the past

贤能
xián néng

sage

贤劳
xián láo

diligent

集贤
jí xián

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

贤慧
xián huì

(of a wife) wise and kind

妒能害贤
dù néng hài xián

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

尊贤爱物
zūn xián ài wù

to honor the wise and love the people

奉贤
fèng xián

Fengxian suburban district of Shanghai

贤达
xián dá

prominent and worthy personage

贤士
xián shì

virtuous person

任人唯贤
rèn rén wéi xián

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

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

敬老尊贤
jìng lǎo zūn xián

to respect the wise and venerate the worthy (idiom); to honor the great and the good

招贤纳士
zhāo xián nà shì

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

贤相
xián xiàng

sagacious prime minister (in feudal China)

普贤
pǔ xián

Samantabhadra, the Buddhist Lord of Truth

集贤县
jí xián xiàn

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

贤淑
xián shū

(of a woman) virtuous

贤妻良母
xián qī liáng mǔ

a good wife and loving mother

进贤
jìn xián

Jinxian county in Nanchang 南昌, Jiangxi

尊贤使能
zūn xián shǐ néng

to respect talent and make use of ability (Mencius)

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

圣贤
shèng xián

a sage

让贤与能
ràng xián yǔ néng

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

妒贤忌能
dù xián jì néng

to envy the virtuous and talented (idiom)

圣贤书
shèng xián shū

holy book

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

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

圣贤孔子鸟
shèng xián kǒng zǐ niǎo

Confuciusornis sanctus (Jurassic fossil bird)

敬贤礼士
jìng xián lǐ shì

to revere people of virtue and honor scholarship (idiom)

魏忠贤
wèi zhōng xián

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

奉贤区
fèng xián qū

Fengxian suburban district of Shanghai

贤良
xián liáng

(of a man) able and virtuous

贤王
xián wáng

sage kings

普贤菩萨
pǔ xián pú sà

Samantabhadra, the Buddhist Lord of Truth