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贤
賢
xian2
- worthy or virtuous person; honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation
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妒能害贤
妒能害賢
du4 neng2 hai4 xian2
- jealous of the able, envious of the clever (idiom)
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妒贤忌能
妒賢忌能
du4 xian2 ji4 neng2
- to envy the virtuous and talented (idiom)
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奉贤
奉賢
feng4 xian2
- Fengxian suburban district of Shanghai
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奉贤区
奉賢區
feng4 xian2 qu1
- Fengxian suburban district of Shanghai
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集贤
集賢
ji2 xian2
- Jixian county in Shuangyashan 雙鴨山|双鸭山, Heilongjiang
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集贤县
集賢縣
ji2 xian2 xian4
- Jixian county in Shuangyashan 雙鴨山|双鸭山, Heilongjiang
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见贤思齐
見賢思齊
jian4 xian2 si1 qi2
- see a worthy, think to imitate (idiom, from Analects); emulate the virtuous; Follow the example of a virtuous and wise teacher.
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进贤
進賢
jin4 xian2
- Jinxian county in Nanchang 南昌, Jiangxi
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进贤县
進賢縣
jin4 xian2 xian4
- Jinxian county in Nanchang 南昌, Jiangxi
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敬老尊贤
敬老尊賢
jing4 lao3 zun1 xian2
- to respect the wise and venerate the worthy (idiom); to honor the great and the good
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敬贤礼士
敬賢禮士
jing4 xian2 li3 shi4
- to revere people of virtue and honor scholarship (idiom)
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举贤良对策
舉賢良對策
ju3 xian2 liang2 dui4 ce4
- Treatise 134 BC by Han dynasty philosopher Dong Zhongshu 董仲舒
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礼贤下士
禮賢下士
li3 xian2 xia4 shi4
- respect for the wise
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李修贤
李修賢
li3 xiu1 xian2
- Danny Lee Sau-Yin (1953-), Hong Kong actor and director
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普贤
普賢
pu3 xian2
- Samantabhadra, the Buddhist Lord of Truth
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普贤菩萨
普賢菩薩
pu3 xian2 pu2 sa4
- Samantabhadra, the Buddhist Lord of Truth
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让贤与能
讓賢與能
rang4 xian2 yu3 neng2
- to step aside and give a more worthy person a chance (idiom)
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任人唯贤
任人唯賢
ren4 ren2 wei2 xian2
- to appoint people according to their merits (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity
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任贤使能
任賢使能
ren4 xian2 shi3 neng2
- to appoint the virtuous and use the able (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity
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圣经贤传
聖經賢傳
sheng4 jing1 xian2 zhuan4
- lit. holy scripture and biography of sage (idiom); refers to Confucian canonical texts
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圣贤
聖賢
sheng4 xian2
- a sage; wise and holy man; virtuous ruler; Buddhist lama; wine
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圣贤孔子鸟
聖賢孔子鳥
sheng4 xian2 kong3 zi3 niao3
- Confuciusornis sanctus (Jurassic fossil bird)
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圣贤书
聖賢書
sheng4 xian2 shu1
- holy book
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识才尊贤
識才尊賢
shi2 cai2 zun1 xian2
- to recognize talent and have great respect for it
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推贤让能
推賢讓能
tui1 xian2 rang4 neng2
- to cede to the virtuous and yield to the talented (idiom)
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王祖贤
王祖賢
wang2 zu3 xian2
- Joey Wong (1967-), Taiwanese actress
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魏忠贤
魏忠賢
wei4 zhong1 xian2
- Wei Zhongxian (1568-1627), infamous eunuch politician of late Ming
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先贤
先賢
xian1 xian2
- worthy predecessor; distinguished person of the past; former sage
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贤才
賢才
xian2 cai2
- a genius; a talented person
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贤达
賢達
xian2 da2
- prominent and worthy personage
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贤弟
賢弟
xian2 di4
- worthy little brother
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贤惠
賢惠
xian2 hui4
- variant of 賢慧|贤慧
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贤慧
賢慧
xian2 hui4
- (of a wife) wise and kind; perfect in her traditional roles
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贤劳
賢勞
xian2 lao2
- diligent
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贤良
賢良
xian2 liang2
- (of a man) able and virtuous
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贤明
賢明
xian2 ming2
- wise and capable; sagacious
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贤内助
賢內助
xian2 nei4 zhu4
- (said of sb else's wife) a good wife
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贤能
賢能
xian2 neng2
- sage
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贤妻
賢妻
xian2 qi1
- (old) perfect wife; you, my beloved wife
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贤妻良母
賢妻良母
xian2 qi1 liang2 mu3
- a good wife and loving mother
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贤人
賢人
xian2 ren2
- great person of the past; venerable forebear; the great and the good
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贤士
賢士
xian2 shi4
- virtuous person; a man of merit
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贤淑
賢淑
xian2 shu1
- (of a woman) virtuous
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贤淑仁慈
賢淑仁慈
xian2 shu1 ren2 ci2
- a virtuous and benevolent woman (idiom)
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贤王
賢王
xian2 wang2
- sage kings
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贤相
賢相
xian2 xiang4
- sagacious prime minister (in feudal China)
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招贤纳士
招賢納士
zhao1 xian2 na4 shi4
- invite the talented and call the valorous (idiom); to recruit talent
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尊贤爱物
尊賢愛物
zun1 xian2 ai4 wu4
- to honor the wise and love the people; respecting noble talent while protecting the common people
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尊贤使能
尊賢使能
zun1 xian2 shi3 neng2
- to respect talent and make use of ability (Mencius)