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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worthy or virtuous person; honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation
trad. 賢
Also written 賢【xián】
(literary) ancient sage
sages of the past; worthy predecessors
a sage; wise and holy man; virtuous ruler; Buddhist lama; wine
Fengxian suburban district of Shanghai
Samantabhadra, the Buddhist Lord of Truth
see 進賢縣|进贤县[Jin4 xian2 Xian4]
see 集賢縣|集贤县[Ji2 xian2 Xian4]
Danny Lee Sau-Yin (1953-), Hong Kong actor and director
Joey Wong (1967-), Taiwanese actress
Wei Zhongxian (1568-1627), infamous eunuch politician of late Ming
to appoint people according to their merits (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity
jealous of the able, envious of the clever (idiom)
to respect the wise and venerate the worthy (idiom); to honor the great and the good
to recognize talent and have great respect for it