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贤xián
  1. worthy or virtuous person; honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation

    trad. 賢

Also written 賢【xián】

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先贤xiān xián

(literary) ancient sage

前贤qián xián

sages of the past; worthy predecessors

圣贤shèng xián

a sage; wise and holy man; virtuous ruler; Buddhist lama; wine

奉贤Fèng xián

Fengxian suburban district of Shanghai

普贤Pǔ xián

Samantabhadra, the Buddhist Lord of Truth

进贤Jìn xián

see 進賢縣|进贤县[Jin4 xian2 Xian4]

集贤Jí xián

see 集賢縣|集贤县[Ji2 xian2 Xian4]

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

魏忠贤Wèi Zhōng xián

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

任人唯贤rèn rén wéi xián

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

妒能害贤dù néng hài xián

jealous of the able, envious of the clever (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

识才尊贤shí cái zūn xián

to recognize talent and have great respect for it

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