粵

聖sing3賢jin4

simp圣贤
sing3 jin4shèng xián

English

  1. a sage
  2. wise and holy man
  3. virtuous ruler
  4. Buddhist lama
  5. wine
  6. sages and men of virtue

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 聖人同賢人;賢明及有德行嘅人

Examples

  • 人非圣贤,孰能无过。

    To err is human.

    Tatoeba · jan_OkulaJu CC BY

  • 道教是用老子的教导创立的,他是公元前六零四年在现代的河南省出生的圣贤。

    Taoism was founded on the teachings of Laozi, a sage born in 604 B.C. in present-day Henan Province.

    Tatoeba · eastasiastudent CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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