见贤思齐 見賢思齊 jiàn xián sī qí see a worthy, think to imitate (idiom, from Analects) / emulate the virtuous / Follow the example of a virtuous and wise teacher. 清高 qīng gāo noble and virtuous / aloof from politics and material pursuits syn 德才 dé cái ethics and ability / virtuous and talented syn 鸾凤 鸞鳳 luán fèng luan and phoenix / husband and wife / virtuous person / sovereign / belle syn 任贤使能 任賢使能 rèn xián shǐ néng to appoint the virtuous and use the able (idiom) / appointment on the basis of ability and integrity 温文尔雅 溫文爾雅 wēn wén ěr yǎ cultured and refined (idiom) / gentle and cultivated syn 勾心斗角 勾心鬥角 gōu xīn dòu jiǎo to fight and scheme against each other (idiom) / (in palace construction) elaborate and refined syn 神妙隽美 神妙雋美 shén miào juàn měi outstanding and elegant / remarkable and refined 淑女 shū nǚ wise and virtuous woman / lady syn 圣贤 聖賢 shèng xián a sage / wise and holy man / virtuous ruler / Buddhist lama / wine syn 贤良 賢良 xián liáng (of a man) able and virtuous syn 推贤让能 推賢讓能 tuī xián ràng néng to cede to the virtuous and yield to the talented (idiom) 妒贤忌能 妒賢忌能 dù xián jì néng to envy the virtuous and talented (idiom) 茂亲 茂親 mào qīn one's capable and virtuous relatives 贤淑仁慈 賢淑仁慈 xián shū rén cí a virtuous and benevolent woman (idiom) 良朋益友 liáng péng yì yǒu virtuous companions and worthy friends 窈窕 yǎo tiǎo (literary) (of a woman) graceful and refined / comely / (esp.) slender / slim / (literary) (of a bower, a mountain stream or a boudoir within a palace etc) secluded syn 彬彬有礼 彬彬有禮 bīn bīn yǒu lǐ refined and courteous / urbane syn 雅兴 雅興 yǎ xìng refined and elegant attitude of mind 彬彬 bīn bīn refined, gentle, and elegant syn 娴静 嫻靜 xián jìng gentle and refined syn 雅趣 yǎ qù elegant / refined / delicate and charming 风流蕴藉 風流蘊藉 fēng liú yùn jiè temperate and refined 彬蔚 bīn wèi erudite and refined 隽敏 雋敏 juàn mǐn refined and smart 清玩 qīng wán a refined and elegant object for enjoyment / curio 良性 liáng xìng positive (in its effect) / leading to good consequences / virtuous / (medicine) benign (tumor etc) 王道 wáng dào the Way of the King / statecraft / benevolent rule / virtuous as opposed to the Way of Hegemon 霸道 syn 自作 zì zuò to act for oneself / to view oneself (as clever, virtuous, attractive) 大义 大義 dà yì righteousness / virtuous cause / a woman's marriage / main points of a piece of writing syn 善心 shàn xīn kindness / benevolence / philanthropy / virtuous intentions syn 贤淑 賢淑 xián shū (of a woman) virtuous syn 积德 積德 jī dé to accumulate merit / to do good / to give to charity / virtuous actions syn 功德无量 功德無量 gōng dé wú liàng no end of virtuous achievements (idiom) / boundless beneficence syn 德治 dé zhì rule by virtue / rule by setting virtuous example (Confucian ideal) 贤士 賢士 xián shì virtuous person / a man of merit 义行 義行 yì xíng virtuous deed 令 lìng to order / to command / an order / warrant / writ / to cause / to make sth happen / virtuous / honorific title / season / government position (old) / type of short song or poem syn 善 shàn good (virtuous) / benevolent / well-disposed / good at sth / to improve or perfect syn 贤 賢 xián worthy or virtuous person / honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation syn 懿 yì (literary) exemplary / virtuous 腆 tiǎn make strong (as liquors) / virtuous syn 功德圆满 功德圓滿 gōng dé yuán mǎn virtuous achievements come to their successful conclusion (idiom) syn 爱国如家 愛國如家 ài guó rú jiā to love one's country as one's own family (praise for a virtuous ruler) 爱民如子 愛民如子 ài mín rú zǐ (idiom) to love the common people as one's own children (praise for a virtuous ruler) syn 淑人君子 shū rén jūn zi virtuous gentleman (idiom) 有德行 yǒu dé xíng virtuous 良性循环 良性循環 liáng xìng xún huán virtuous cycle (i.e. positive feedback loop) 劝化 勸化 quàn huà to exhort (sb) to live a virtuous life (Buddhism) / to beg for alms 形丑心善 形醜心善 xíng chǒu xīn shàn an ugly face may hide a virtuous heart (idiom) 耀德 yào dé to hold up as a virtuous example 白虎观 白虎觀 bái hǔ guàn White Tiger Hall, a Han dynasty palace hall in which the famous Virtuous Discussions Held in White Tiger Hall 白虎通德論|白虎通德论 were held under the aegis of Han Emperor Zhang 漢章帝|汉章帝 精致 精緻 jīng zhì delicate / fine / exquisite / refined syn 精密 jīng mì accuracy / exact / precise / refined syn 高尚 gāo shàng noble / lofty / refined / exquisite syn 典雅 diǎn yǎ refined / elegant 成品油 chéng pǐn yóu refined oil 精制 精製 jīng zhì refined syn 斯文 sī wén refined / educate / cultured / intellectual / polite / gentle syn 白糖 bái táng (refined) white sugar 雅致 yǎ zhì elegant / refined / in good taste syn 脱俗 脫俗 tuō sú free from vulgarity / refined / outstanding syn 精工 jīng gōng refined / delicate / exquisite (craftsmanship) 精炼 精煉 jīng liàn to refine (a substance) / to purify / to refine (one's skills, writing etc) / refined / polished / succinct / skilled / capable syn 儒雅 rú yǎ scholarly / refined / cultured / courteous syn 文雅 wén yǎ elegant / refined syn 清雅 qīng yǎ refined / elegant syn 精深 jīng shēn refined / profound syn 文质彬彬 文質彬彬 wén zhì bīn bīn refined in manner / gentle syn 雅丽 雅麗 yǎ lì elegant / refined beauty 精矿 精礦 jīng kuàng refined ore / concentrate 雅号 雅號 yǎ hào refined appelation / (humor) sb's elegant monicker / (hon.) your esteemed name syn 俊雅 jùn yǎ (literary) elegant / graceful / refined syn 雅人 yǎ rén poetic individual / person of refined temperament 娴雅 嫻雅 xián yǎ refined / graceful / elegant / serene syn 文气 文氣 wén qì the impact of a piece of writing on the reader / gentle / refined 醍醐 tí hú refined cream cheese / fig. crème de la crème / nirvana / Buddha nature / Buddhist truth / broth / flawless personal character 精 jīng essence / extract / vitality / energy / semen / sperm / mythical goblin spirit / highly perfected / elite / the pick of sth / proficient (refined ability) / extremely (fine) / selected rice (archaic) syn 秀 xiù (bound form) refined / elegant / graceful / beautiful / (bound form) superior / excellent / (loanword) show / (literary) to grow / to bloom / (of grain crops) to produce ears syn 娴 嫻 xián elegant / refined / to be skilled at syn 博而不精 bó ér bù jīng extensive but not refined (idiom) / to know something about everything / jack-of-all-trades, master of none 雅人深致 雅人深緻 yǎ rén shēn zhì refined pleasure of poetic minds 如花似玉 rú huā sì yù delicate as a flower, refined as a precious jade (idiom) / (of a woman) exquisite syn 雅歌 yǎ gē part of the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经 / a song / a poem set to elegant music / a refined chant / the biblical Song of Solomon 再制盐 再製鹽 zài zhì yán refined salt 彬彬君子 bīn bīn jūn zǐ refined gentleman 温雅 溫雅 wēn yǎ gentle / urbane / refined 精米 jīng mǐ refined rice 精粮 精糧 jīng liáng refined grain (rice, wheat etc) 雅怀 雅懷 yǎ huái refined feelings / distinguished emotions 雅玩 yǎ wán elegant pastime / refined plaything 雅驯 雅馴 yǎ xùn refined (of writing) 细盐 細鹽 xì yán refined salt / table salt 雅事 yǎ shì refined activities of the intellectuals (regarding literature, paintings etc) syn 幽明 yōu míng the hidden and the visible / that which can be seen and that which cannot / darkness and light / night and day / wisdom and ignorance / evil and good / the living and the dead / men and ghosts 幽明 yōu - míng the hidden and the visible / that which can be seen and that which cannot / darkness and light / night and day / wisdom and ignorance / evil and good / the living and the dead / men and ghosts 沉浮 chén fú lit. sinking and floating / to bob up and down on water / ebb and flow / fig. rise and fall / ups and downs of fortune / vicissitudes syn 诸子十家 諸子十家 zhū zǐ shí jiā various sages and ten schools of thought / refers to the classical schools of thought, e.g. Confucianism 儒[ru2] represented by Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3] and Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3], Daoism 道[dao4] by Laozi 老子[Lao3 zi3] and Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3], Mohism 墨[mo4] by Mozi 墨子[Mo4 zi3], Legalism 法[fa3] by Sunzi 孫子|孙子[Sun1 zi3] and Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子[Han2 Fei1 zi3], and numerous others 及其 jí qí (conjunction linking two nouns) and its ... / and their ... / and his ... / and her ... syn 