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
- 于此贤劫皆当成佛(於此賢劫皆當成佛) win enlightenment in this very bhadrakalpa
- 普贤会(普賢會) Samantabhadra Assembly
- 贤首经(賢首經) Xian Shou Jing
- 贤首品(賢首品) first in goodness [chapter]
- 贤护长者会(賢護長者會) Bhadrapālaśreṣṭhiparipṛcchā; Xianhu Zhangzhe Hui
- 佛说贤首经(佛說賢首經) Fo Shuo Xian Shou Jing
- 贤部(賢部) Bhadrayānīya
- 普贤延命法(普賢延命法) Samantabhadra Longevity Ritual
- 仁贤(仁賢) Bhadrika; Bhaddiya
- 太贤(太賢) Tai Xian
- 金刚顶胜初瑜伽普贤菩萨念诵法(金剛頂勝初瑜伽普賢菩薩念誦法) Vajra Pinnacle Superior Yogao Samantabhadra Bodhisattva Liturgy; Jingang Ding Sheng Chu Yujia Puxian Pusa Niansong Fa
- 贤善(賢善) Bhadrika; Bhaddiya
- 贤圣(賢聖) worthy people and sages ; noble ones
- 佛光普照圣贤路 大学广开状元门(佛光普照聖賢路 大學廣開狀元門) The Buddha's Light illuminates the path for the sagely; The University opens up doors for scholarly excellence.
- 鼓山元贤(鼓山元賢) Gushan Yuanxian
- 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
- 养成大拙方为巧 学到真愚始知贤(養成大拙方為巧 學到真愚始知賢) Mental agility is the ability to show wisdom in disguise of foolishness; Sagehood is not attained until one learns the true art of foolishness.
- 佛说普贤曼拏罗经(佛說普賢曼拏羅經) Samantabhadra Mandala Sutra (Fo Shuo Puxian Man Na Luo Jing)
- 贤胄部(賢胄部) Bhadrayānika
- 贤上(賢上) Bhadrottama
- 贤首宗(賢首宗) Huayan School; Huayan Zong
- 普贤行品(普賢行品) the practice of Samantabhadra [chapter]
- 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
- 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
- 戒贤(戒賢) Śīlabhadra
- 普贤观经(普賢觀經) Samantabhadra Sutra
- 永觉元贤(永覺元賢) Yongyue Yuanxian
- 大方等大集经贤护分(大方等大集經賢護分) Dafangdeng Da Ji Jing Xianhu Fen
- 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.
- 慈贤(慈賢) Ci Xian
Also contained in
贤愚不分 、 妒贤忌能 、 尊贤使能 、 让贤与能 、 集贤县 、 招贤纳士 、 举贤良对策 、 亲贤臣 、 贤相 、 尊贤爱物 、 褒贤 、 嫉贤 、 李修贤 、 林超贤 、 贤人 、 贤淑 、 任贤齐 、 引贤自近 、 耶律贤 、 贤臣 、 见贤思齐
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 42 Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經 — count: 50 , 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 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
- 贤心 (賢心) 隨彼諸賢心 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 17 — 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
- 贤三 (賢三) 賢三彌提 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 44 — count: 4