贤 (賢) xián

1. 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')
2. xián adjective able; capable
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '賢' 2; Unihan '賢')
3. xián adjective admirable
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '賢' 1a, p. 494)
4. xián pronoun sir
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Second person honorific pronoun (Guoyu '賢' pronoun; Kroll 2015 '賢' 3, p. 494)
5. xián noun a talented person
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 才能人 (Guoyu '賢' n)
6. xián proper noun India
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: As part of 贤豆 (Kroll 2015 '賢' 5, p. 494)
7. xián verb to respect
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 尊崇 or 重视 (Guoyu '賢' v 1)
8. xián verb to excel; to surpass
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 胜过 (Guoyu '賢' v 2)
9. 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

• 三贤寺(三賢寺) Sanxian Temple
• 贤瓶(賢瓶) mani vase
• 天下圣贤仁者寿 世间凡俗礼为先(天下聖賢仁者壽 世間凡俗禮為先) Among eminent and sagely ones, benevolence outlives all; Out of all worldly formalities, propriety comes first.
• 大贤(大賢) Daxian
• 贤乘(賢乘) Bhadrayānika
• 贤护(賢護) Bhadrapāla
• 大方广普贤所说赞(大方廣普賢所說經) Dafangguang Puxian Suo Shuo Jing
• 贤劫(賢劫) bhadrakalpa; the present kalpa
• 贤圣集伽陀一百颂(賢聖集伽陀一百頌) Xian Sheng Ji Jiatuo Yibai Song
• 普贤三昧(普賢三昧) the meditation of Samantabhadra ; the meditation of Samantabhadra
• 普贤行(普賢行) the practice of Samantabhadra
• 贤豆(賢豆) India
• 天下圣贤仁者寿 世间凡俗礼为尊(天下聖賢仁者壽 世間凡俗禮為尊) Among eminent and sagely ones, benevolence outlives all; Out of all worldly formalities, propriety is the most noble.
• 普贤(普賢) Samantabhadra
• 清净观世音普贤陀罗尼经(清淨觀世音普賢陀羅尼經) Samantabhadradhāraṇīsūtra; Qing Jing Guanshiyin Puxian Tuoluoni Jing
• 普贤菩萨行愿赞(普賢菩薩行願讚) Bhadracaryāpraṇidhānarāja; Vows of Good Conduct
• 贤圣(賢聖) worthy people and sages ; noble ones
• 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.
• 一切诸如来心光明加持普贤菩萨延命金刚最胜陀罗尼经(一切諸如來心光明加持普賢菩薩延命金剛最勝陀羅尼經) Sarvatathagata Mind Radiating Light Empowers Samantabhadra Bodhisattva Longevity Vajra Dharani Sutra; Yiqie Zhuru Lai Xin Guangming Jia Chi Puxian Pusa Yan Ming Jingang Zui Sheng Tuoluoni Jing
• 贤圣灌顶部(賢聖灌頂部) sacred consecration
• 贤者赖吒和罗行到佛所(賢者賴吒和羅行到佛所) the venerable Rāṣṭrapāla approached the Buddha
• 普贤金刚萨埵略瑜伽念诵仪轨(普賢金剛薩埵略瑜伽念誦儀軌) Samantabhadra Vajrasattva Short Yoga Liturgy; Puxian Jingang Saduo Lue Yujia Niansong Yi Gui
• 大方等大集经贤护分(大方等大集經賢護分) Dafangdeng Da Ji Jing Xianhu Fen
• 佛说无垢贤女经(佛說無垢賢女經) Sutra of the Unsullied Worthy Girl; Strīvivartavyākaraṇa; Fo Shuo Wugou Xian Nu Jing
• 贤愚经(賢愚經) Sutra on the Wise and Foolish; Damamūka
• 华严经普贤十大愿(華嚴經普賢十大願) Ten Vows of Samantabhadra in the Avatamsaka Sutra
• 贤愚因缘经(賢愚因緣經) Sutra on the Wise and Foolish; Damamūka
• 成贤(成賢) Joken

Also contained in

林超贤 、 贤妻 、 贤惠 、 贤者为礼 、 任贤使能 、 莊王之行贤 、 贤头 、 尊贤使能 、 贤淑仁慈 、 敬老尊贤 、 集贤院 、 圣贤 、 进贤县 、 集贤县 、 起贤才 、 贤良 、 贤者师 、 竹林七贤 、 贤淑 、 贤主 、 先贤 、 贤乔梓 、 敬贤礼士

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 Sūtra on Desire (Qiu Yu Jing) 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 23 Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經 — count: 51 , 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 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