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a sage / wise and holy man / virtuous ruler / Buddhist lama / wine
HSK 7-9
invite the talented and call the valorous (idiom); to recruit talent
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worthy or virtuous person / honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation
Jinxian county in Nanchang 南昌, Jiangxi
(of a man) able and virtuous
Jixian county in Shuangyashan 雙鴨山|双鸭山, Heilongjiang
a genius / a talented person
wise and capable; sagacious
Fengxian suburban district of Shanghai
great person of the past / venerable forebear / the great and the good
Samantabhadra, the Buddhist Lord of Truth
(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
to appoint people according to their merits (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity
(of a wife) wise and kind / perfect in her traditional roles
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
variant of 賢慧|贤慧
lit. holy scripture and biography of sage (idiom); refers to Confucian canonical texts
sage kings
sagacious prime minister (in feudal China)
Joey Wong (1967-), Taiwanese actress
diligent
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
Five Men’s Tombstone Inscription, an essay by Zhang Pu 張溥|张溥 commemorating five martyrs who died resisting the tyranny of Wei Zhongxian 魏忠賢|魏忠贤 during the late Ming dynasty
to appoint the virtuous and use the able (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity
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
Confuciusornis sanctus (Jurassic fossil bird)
Treatise 134 BC by Han dynasty philosopher Dong Zhongshu 董仲舒
to step aside and give a more worthy person a chance (idiom)
a virtuous and benevolent woman (idiom)
Jixian county in Shuangyashan 雙鴨山|双鸭山, Heilongjiang
Wei Zhongxian (1568-1627), infamous eunuch politician of late Ming


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