shèng

holy, sacred; sage

DEFINITIONS

  • holy, sacred
  • sage
  • holy
  • sacred
  • saint
  • sage

WORDS

yà shèng Second Sage, traditional title of Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3] in Confucian studies
伊斯蘭戰組織 yī sī lán shèng zhàn zǔ zhī Islamic Jihad (Palestinian armed faction)
rù shèng to become an arhat (Buddhism)
博科地 bó kē shèng dì Boko Haram, Islamic insurgent group in north Nigeria
嬰 fǎn shèng yīng La Niña (counterpart of El Niño in meteorology)
諦 sì shèng dì the Four Noble Truths (Buddhism); see also 四諦|四谛[si4 di4] and 苦集滅道|苦集灭道[ku3 ji2 mie4 dao4]
基督體節 jī dū shèng tǐ jié Corpus Christi (Catholic festival on second Thursday after Whit Sunday)
dà shèng great sage; mahatma; king; emperor; outstanding personage; Buddha
人 kǒng shèng rén the Sage Confucius
憲 xiào shèng xiàn Empress Xiaoshengxian (1693-1777), consort of Emperor Yongzheng 雍正[Yong1 zheng4] and mother of Emperor Qianlong 乾隆[Qian2 long2]
孫大 sūn dà shèng Great-Sage Sun; Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空[Sun1 Wu4 kong1]
侯 zōng shèng hóu hereditary title bestowed on Confucius' descendants
公 zōng shèng gōng hereditary title bestowed on Confucius' descendants
山中訓 shān zhōng shèng xùn the Sermon on the Mount
巴黎母院 bā lí shèng mǔ yuàn Notre-Dame Cathedral (Paris, France)
教義和約 jiào yì hé shèng yuē Doctrine and Covenants
區 wén shèng qū Wensheng district of Liaoyang city 遼陽市|辽阳市[Liao2 yang2 shi4], Liaoning
shū shèng great calligraphy master; the Sage of Calligraphy, traditional reference to Wang Xizhi 王羲之[Wang2 Xi1 zhi1] (303-361)
朝拜山 cháo bài shèng shān a pilgrimage to a holy mountain
cháo shèng to make a pilgrimage
者 cháo shèng zhě pilgrim
wǔ shèng the Saint of War (i.e. the deified Guan Yu 關羽|关羽[Guan1 Yu3])
殷憂啟 yīn yōu qǐ shèng deep suffering can lead to enlightenment (idiom); storms make oaks take deeper root
shén shèng divine; hallow; holy; sacred
不可侵犯 shén shèng bù kě qīn fàn sacred; inviolable
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