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a sage / wise and holy man / virtuous ruler / Buddhist lama / wine
HSK 7-9
to appoint the virtuous and use the able (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity
wise and capable; sagacious
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *贤* | 贤* | *贤
worthy or virtuous person / honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation
Joey Wong (1967-), Taiwanese actress
Wei Zhongxian (1568-1627), infamous eunuch politician of late Ming
great person of the past / venerable forebear / the great and the good
a virtuous and benevolent woman (idiom)
Samantabhadra, the Buddhist Lord of Truth
Jinxian county in Nanchang 南昌, Jiangxi
(of a man) able and virtuous
Fengxian suburban district of Shanghai
(literary) ancient sage
prominent and worthy personage
(of a woman) virtuous
(old) perfect wife / you, my beloved wife
a good wife and loving mother
virtuous person / a man of merit
sage
a genius / a talented person
invite the talented and call the valorous (idiom); to recruit talent
see a worthy, think to imitate (idiom, from Analects); emulate the virtuous / Follow the example of a virtuous and wise teacher.
worthy little brother
respect for the wise
Confuciusornis sanctus (Jurassic fossil bird)
variant of 賢慧|贤慧
lit. holy scripture and biography of sage (idiom); refers to Confucian canonical texts
(idiom) to eagerly seek talented people
sage kings
sagacious prime minister (in feudal China)
diligent
to appoint people according to their merits (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity
Samantabhadra, the Buddhist Lord of Truth
Danny Lee Sau-Yin (1953-), Hong Kong actor and director
to respect the wise and venerate the worthy (idiom); to honor the great and the good
holy book
(said of sb else's wife) a good wife
(idiom) to respect people of virtue and show courtesy to scholars
to recognize talent and have great respect for it
to cede to the virtuous and yield to the talented (idiom)
Jinxian county in Nanchang 南昌, Jiangxi
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 / respecting noble talent while protecting the common people
Treatise 134 BC by Han dynasty philosopher Dong Zhongshu 董仲舒
to step aside and give a more worthy person a chance (idiom)
(of a wife) wise and kind / perfect in her traditional roles
Jixian, a county in Shuangyashan City 雙鴨山市|双鸭山市, Heilongjiang


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