圣贤

Traditional: 聖賢

shèng xián

Dictionary entry

a sage

What does 圣贤 mean?

圣贤 (shèng xián) has the following dictionary meaning.

1a sage

2wise and holy man

3virtuous ruler

4Buddhist lama

5wine

Character breakdown

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圣kū(literary) to dig with persistent effort (e.g. to gather wild vegetables)贤xiánworthy or virtuous person · honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation

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圣贤

shèng xián

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