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聖賢

聖賢

See also: 圣贤

Chinese

		holy; sacred; saint holy; sacred; saint; sage	worthy (person)
trad. (聖賢)		聖	賢
simp. (圣贤)		圣	贤

Noun

聖賢

sage; saint

Derived terms

人非聖賢，孰能無過／人非圣贤，孰能无过 (rén fēi shèngxián, shú néng wúguò)
人非聖賢，誰能無過／人非圣贤，谁能无过 (rén fēi shèngxián, shéi néng wúguò)

聖賢爺／圣贤爷
酒喻聖賢／酒喻圣贤

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): shèngxián

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sing³ jin⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sṳn-hièn / sṳn-hiàn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: shèngxián
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shenqshyan
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂɤŋ⁵¹ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sing³ jin⁴
  - Yale: sing yìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sing³ jin⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ³³ jiːn²¹/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳn-hièn
  - Hakka Romanization System: siin hienˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: sin⁴ hian²
  - IPA: /sɨn⁵⁵ hi̯en¹¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳn-hiàn
  - Hakka Romanization System: siin hianˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: sin⁴ hian²
  - IPA: /sɨn⁵⁵ hi̯an¹¹/