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