贤 (賢) xián
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xián
adjective
virtuous; worthy
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 良善 (Guoyu '賢' adj 1; Kroll 2015 '賢' 1, p. 494; Unihan '賢') -
xián
adjective
able; capable
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '賢' 2; Unihan '賢') -
xián
adjective
admirable
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '賢' 1a, p. 494) -
xián
pronoun
sir
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Second person honorific pronoun (Guoyu '賢' pronoun; Kroll 2015 '賢' 3, p. 494) -
xián
noun
a talented person
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 才能人 (Guoyu '賢' n) -
xián
proper noun
India
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: As part of 贤豆 (Kroll 2015 '賢' 5, p. 494) -
xián
verb
to respect
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 尊崇 or 重视 (Guoyu '賢' v 1) -
xián
verb
to excel; to surpass
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 胜过 (Guoyu '賢' v 2) -
xián
adjective
blessed; auspicious; fortunate; bhadra
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: bhadra; for example, the name of a pond mentioned in the Aṣṭasāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra (BCSD '賢', p. 1112; Conze 1973; Kroll 2015 '賢' 4, p. 494; MW 'bhadra'; T 227, Scroll 10)
Contained in
- 大方等大集经贤护分(大方等大集經賢護分) Dafangdeng Da Ji Jing Xianhu Fen
- 贤首宗(賢首宗) Huayan School; Huayan Zong
- 贤瓶(賢瓶) mani vase
- 贤圣(賢聖) worthy people and sages ; noble ones
- 慈贤(慈賢) Ci Xian
- 仁贤幻上经(仁賢幻上經) Sutra on the Magic of Bhadra
- 贤首品(賢首品) first in goodness [chapter]
- 佛说贤者五福德经(佛說賢者五福德經) Fo Shuo Xian Zhe Wu Fude Jing
- 小贤(小賢) Bhadrika; Bhaddiya
- 贤劫三昧经(賢劫三昧經) Bhadrakalpa Samadhi Sūtra
- 七贤位(七賢位) seven expedient means
- 普贤三昧(普賢三昧) the meditation of Samantabhadra ; the meditation of Samantabhadra
- 普贤王(普賢王) Samantabhadra King ; Samantabhadra
- 大方广普贤所说赞(大方廣普賢所說經) Dafangguang Puxian Suo Shuo Jing
- 无垢贤女经(無垢賢女經) Strīvivartavyākaraṇa; Wugou Xian Nu Jing
- 普贤延命法(普賢延命法) Samantabhadra Longevity Ritual
- 普贤行(普賢行) the practice of Samantabhadra
- 三贤解脱分位(三賢解脫分位) three worthy stages of liberation
- 贤胄部(賢胄部) Bhadrayānika
- 贤寂(賢寂) Devakṣema
- 贤劫经(賢劫經) Bhadrakalpikasūtra; Xian Jie Jing
- 大贤(大賢) Daxian
- 观自在菩萨说普贤陀罗尼经(觀自在菩薩說普賢陀羅尼經) Samantabhadradhāraṇīsūtra; Guanzizai Pusa Shuo Puxian Tuoluoni Jing
- 幻士仁贤经(幻士仁賢經) Sutra on the Magician Bhadra; Huan Shi Ren Xian Jing
- 现在贤劫千佛名经(現在賢劫千佛名經) Sutra on the Names of a Thousand Buddhas from the Present Kalpa; Xianzai Xian Jie Qian Fo Ming Jing
- 幽兰藏于深谷 珍珠藏于海底 宝玉藏于琢磨 钢铁藏于冶鍊 大器藏于晚成 显达藏于谦卑 圣贤藏于陋巷 大智藏于愚拙(幽蘭藏於深谷 珍珠藏於海底 寶玉藏於琢磨 鋼鐵藏於冶鍊 大器藏於晚成 顯達藏於謙卑 聖賢藏於陋巷 大智藏於愚拙) Orchids are found in deep valleys. Pearls are found in the depths of oceans. Jade is found in polishing and refinement. Steel is found in refinement and forging. Greatness is found in slow maturation. Nobility is found in humbleness. Sages are found in back alleys. The wise are found in slow-wittedness.
- 太贤(太賢) Tai Xian
- 宝贤译师(寶賢譯師) Rinchen Zangpo
- 贤圣灌顶部(賢聖灌頂部) sacred consecration
- 古圣贤修身做起 大英雄立功为先(古聖賢修身做起 大英雄立功為先) Sages began by cultivating themselves; Great heroes began with honorable acts.
- 佛说宝贤陀罗尼经(佛說寶賢陀羅尼經) Maṇibhadradhāraṇīsūtra; Fo Shuo Bao Xian Tuoluoni Jing
Also contained in
耶律贤 、 贤臣 、 奉贤区 、 集贤殿书院 、 李修贤 、 任贤齐 、 狄葆贤 、 举贤良对策 、 先贤 、 引贤自近 、 荐贤 、 让贤与能 、 贤士 、 贤者为礼 、 贤明 、 识才尊贤 、 集贤 、 圣经贤传 、 贤能 、 贵贱贤愚
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- Scroll 7 Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經 — count: 132 , has English translation , has parallel version
- Scroll 1 Qiu Yu Jing (Anaṅgaṇasutta) 求欲經 — count: 102
- Scroll 6 Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經 — count: 68 , has English translation , has parallel version
- Scroll 49 Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經 — count: 61 , has English translation , has parallel version
- Scroll 19 Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經 — count: 59 , has English translation , has parallel version
- Scroll 2 Mūlasarvāstivādabhikṣuṇīvinayavibhaṅga (Genben Shuo Yiqie You Bu Bi Chu Ni Pi Nai Ye) 根本說一切有部苾芻尼毘奈耶 — count: 51
- Scroll 23 Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經 — count: 51 , has English translation , has parallel version
- Scroll 5 Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經 — count: 50 , has English translation , has parallel version
- Scroll 42 Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經 — count: 50 , has English translation , has parallel version
- Scroll 1 Shou Sui Jing (Anumānasutta) 受歲經 — count: 36
Collocations
- 贤等 (賢等) 善賢等相隨而進 — Mahāparinibbānasutta 大般涅槃經, Scroll 3 — count: 23
- 善贤 (善賢) 玉女寶善賢給侍左右 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 22
- 贤死 (賢死) 便不賢死 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 22 — count: 17
- 贤及 (賢及) 坐於賢及善賢二石之上 — Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Jing) 起世經, Scroll 6 — count: 10
- 贤郎 (賢郎) 不審賢郎有何天女勝於我者 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 31 — count: 8
- 贤哺 (賢哺) 賢哺羅陀子 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 44 — count: 8
- 贤心 (賢心) 隨彼諸賢心 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 17 — count: 8
- 贤命终 (賢命終) 賢命終耶 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 60 — count: 7
- 贤子 (賢子) 賢子 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 12 — count: 5
- 贤智 (賢智) 今汝此處賢智所居 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 4