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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贤妻xián qī
(old) perfect wife; you, my beloved wife
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
贤人xián rén
great person of the past; venerable forebear; the great and the good
贤劳xián láo
diligent
贤士xián shì
virtuous person; a man of merit
贤弟xián dì
worthy little brother
贤惠xián huì
variant of 賢慧|贤慧[xian2 hui4]
贤慧xián huì
(of a wife) wise and kind; perfect in her traditional roles
贤才xián cái
a genius; a talented person
贤明xián míng
wise and capable; sagacious
贤淑xián shū
(of a woman) virtuous
贤王xián wáng
sage kings
贤相xián xiàng
sagacious prime minister (in feudal China)
贤能xián néng
sage
贤良xián liáng
(of a man) able and virtuous
贤达xián dá
prominent and worthy personage
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]
圣贤书shèng xián shū
holy book
奉贤区Fèng xián qū
Fengxian suburban district of Shanghai
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
贤内助xián nèi zhù
(said of sb else's wife) a good wife
进贤县Jìn xián Xiàn
Jinxian, a county in Nanchang City 南昌市[Nan2 chang1 Shi4], Jiangxi
集贤县Jí xián Xiàn
Jixian, a county in Shuangyashan City 雙鴨山市|双鸭山市[Shuang1 ya1 shan1 Shi4], Heilongjiang
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
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
圣经贤传shèng jīng xián zhuàn
lit. holy scripture and biography of sage (idiom); refers to Confucian canonical texts
妒能害贤dù néng hài xián
jealous of the able, envious of the clever (idiom)
妒贤嫉能dù xián jí néng
see 嫉賢妒能|嫉贤妒能[ji2 xian2 du4 neng2]
嫉贤妒能jí xián dù néng
(idiom) to envy the virtuous and talented
尊贤使能zūn xián shǐ néng
to respect talent and make use of ability (Mencius)
尊贤爱物zūn xián ài wù
to honor the wise and love the people; respecting noble talent while protecting the common people
招贤纳士zhāo xián nà shì
invite the talented and call the valorous (idiom); to recruit talent
推贤让能tuī xián ràng néng
to cede to the virtuous and yield to the talented (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
敬贤礼士jìng xián lǐ shì
(idiom) to respect people of virtue and show courtesy to scholars
普贤菩萨Pǔ xián Pú sà
Samantabhadra, the Buddhist Lord of Truth
求贤若渴qiú xián ruò kě
(idiom) to eagerly seek talented people
礼贤下士lǐ xián xià shì
respect for the wise
见贤思齐jiàn xián sī qí
see a worthy, think to imitate (idiom, from Analects); emulate the virtuous; Follow the example of a virtuous and wise teacher.
识才尊贤shí cái zūn xián
to recognize talent and have great respect for it
贤妻良母xián qī liáng mǔ
a good wife and loving mother
贤者时间xián zhě shí jiān
(slang) post-nut clarity moment