圣 (聖) shèng

  1. shèng adjective sacred
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Religion
    Notes: (Giles 1892 '聖'; Kroll 2015 '聖' 2b, p. 410)
  2. shèng adjective clever; wise; shrewd
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In this sense 圣 has the same meaning as 乖觉 (Guoyu '聖' adj 1; Kroll 2015 '聖' 2, p. 410)
  3. shèng noun a master; an expert
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: For example, chess master 棋圣 (FGDB '聖'; Guoyu '聖' n 2; Kroll 2015 '聖' 3, p. 410)
  4. shèng noun a sage; a wise man; a saint
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Religion
    Notes: In this sense 圣 has the same meaning as 圣人; in a Buddhist context, this translates the Sanskrit term ārya (BL 'ārya'; BCSD '聖'; FGDB '聖'; Guoyu '聖' n 1; MW 'ārya').
  5. shèng adjective noble; sovereign; without peer
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 君主的 (Guoyu '聖' adj 2; Kroll 2015 '聖' 1, p. 410)
  6. shèng adjective agile
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '聖' 4, p. 410)
  7. shèng adjective noble; sacred; ārya
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: ārya, Pali: ariya; Japanese: shō; Tibetan: 'phags pa; in a Buddhist context translates Sanskrit ārya (BCSD '聖', p. 955; BL 'ārya', p. 64; Giles 1892 '聖')

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  • Scroll 2 Er Di Yi 二諦義 — count: 115
  • Scroll 3 Śāriputrābhidharmaśāstra (Shelifu Apitan Lun) 舍利弗阿毘曇論 — count: 85
  • Scroll 1 Er Di Yi 二諦義 — count: 85
  • Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 62
  • Scroll 22 Fo Zu Lidai Tong Zai 佛祖歷代通載 — count: 61
  • Scroll 5 Śāriputrābhidharmaśāstra (Shelifu Apitan Lun) 舍利弗阿毘曇論 — count: 58
  • Scroll 4 Shi Shi Ji Gu Lue 釋氏稽古略 — count: 58
  • Scroll 1 Da Ban Niepan Jing You Yi 涅槃經遊意 — count: 56
  • Scroll 9 Notes on the Meaning of the Śūraṅgama Sūtra 首楞嚴義疏注經 — count: 52
  • Scroll 2 Śāriputrābhidharmaśāstra (Shelifu Apitan Lun) 舍利弗阿毘曇論 — count: 51

Collocations

  • 谓圣 (謂聖) 謂聖所說 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 28
  • 圣臣 (聖臣) 主寶聖臣 — Nirvāṇa Sūtra 佛般泥洹經, Scroll 2 — count: 25
  • 圣慧 (聖慧) 三曰聖慧 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 19
  • 圣戒 (聖戒) 一曰聖戒 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 18
  • 圣乐 (聖樂) 非聖樂是凡夫樂 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 43 — count: 16
  • 藏圣 (藏聖) 六者藏聖臣寶 — Creation and Destruction of the World (Da Lou Tan Jing) 大樓炭經, Scroll 1 — count: 16
  • 圣说 (聖說) 是聖說義 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 29 — count: 15
  • 圣八支 (聖八支) 三者聖八支齋 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 55 — count: 13
  • 圣所见 (聖所見) 聖所見 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 4 — count: 9
  • 圣所知 (聖所知) 是聖所知 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 4 — count: 9