"sage (Salvia officinalis)" Chinese-English Dictionary

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
鼠尾草	shǔ wěi cǎo	sage (Salvia officinalis)

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
丹参丹參	dān shēn	(botany) red sage (Salvia miltiorrhiza)	syn
圣人聖人	shèng rén	sage / the Sage (i.e. Confucius) / (old) (respectful way of addressing a monarch) your sagacious majesty / (religion) saint	syn
迷迭香	mí dié xiāng	rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis)
厚朴	hòu pò	magnolia bark (bark of Magnolia officinalis)	syn
山茱萸	shān zhū yú	Japanese cornel (Cornus officinalis)	syn
安息香	ān xī xiāng	Styrax officinalis or Styrax benzoin / benzoin resin (used in TCM) / Benzoinum
巴戟	bā jǐ	morinda root (Morinda officinalis), plant used in Chinese medicine
苏合香蘇合香	sū hé xiāng	snowdrop bush (Styrax officinalis) / gum storax, used in TCM
琉璃苣	liú lí jù	borage (Borago officinalis)
缬草纈草	xié cǎo	valerian (Valeriana officinalis)
牛膝草	niú xī cǎo	hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis)
玉札	yù zhá	great burnet (Sanguisorba officinalis), a plant whose root is used in TCM / (old) (courteous) your letter
药蜀葵藥蜀葵	yào shǔ kuí	marsh mallow (Althaea officinalis)
诸葛亮諸葛亮	zhū gě liàng	Zhuge Liang (181-234), military leader and prime minister of Shu Han 蜀漢\|蜀汉[Shu3 Han4] during the Three Kingdoms period / the main hero of the fictional Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義\|三国演义[San1guo2 Yan3yi4], where he is portrayed as a sage and military genius / (fig.) a mastermind	syn
智者	zhì zhě	sage / wise man / clever and knowledgeable person	syn
大圣大聖	dà shèng	great sage / mahatma / king / emperor / outstanding personage / Buddha
圣手聖手	shèng shǒu	divine physician / sage doctor / highly skilled practitioner	syn
释迦牟尼釋迦牟尼	shì jiā móu ní	Shakyamuni (Sanskrit for "the Sage of the Shakyas", i.e. the Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama)
圣贤聖賢	shèng xián	a sage / wise and holy man / virtuous ruler / Buddhist lama / wine	syn
齐天大圣齊天大聖	qí tiān dà shèng	Great Sage the Equal of Heaven, self-proclaimed title of the Monkey King Sun Wukong 孫悟空\|孙悟空[Sun1 Wu4 kong1] in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記\|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4]
王羲之	wáng xī zhī	Wang Xizhi (303-361), famous calligrapher of Eastern Jin, known as the sage of calligraphy 書聖\|书圣
先贤先賢	xiān xián	(literary) ancient sage	syn
圣明聖明	shèng míng	enlightened sage / brilliant master (flattering words applied to ruler)
姜子牙薑子牙	jiāng zǐ yá	Jiang Ziya (c. 1100 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), partly mythical sage advisor to King Wen of Zhou 周文王[Zhou1 Wen2 wang2] and purported author of “Six Secret Strategic Teachings” 六韜\|六韬[Liu4 tao1], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書\|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]
贤王賢王	xián wáng	sage kings
贤能賢能	xián néng	sage	syn
圣训聖訓	shèng xùn	sage's instructions / imperial edict
孙大圣孫大聖	sūn dà shèng	Great-Sage Sun / Sun Wukong 孫悟空\|孙悟空[Sun1 Wu4 kong1]
圣庙聖廟	shèng miào	shrine to a sage (esp. Confucius)	syn
诗圣詩聖	shī shèng	"sage of poetry", epithet of Du Fu 杜甫[Du4 Fu3]	syn
书圣書聖	shū shèng	great calligraphy master / the Sage of Calligraphy, traditional reference to Wang Xizhi 王羲之[Wang2 Xi1 zhi1] (303-361)
圣雄聖雄	shèng xióng	sage hero / refers to Mahatma Gandhi
圣聖	shèng	(bound form) peerless (in wisdom, moral virtue, skill etc) / (bound form) peerless individual / paragon (sage, saint, emperor, master of a skill etc) / (bound form) holy / sacred	syn
哲喆	zhé	wise / a sage	syn
舜	shùn	Shun (c. 23rd century BC), mythical sage and leader
山颓木坏山頹木壞	shān tuí mù huài	lit. the mountains crumble and the trees lie ruined / a great sage has died (idiom)
舜日尧天舜日堯天	shùn rì yáo tiān	sage Emperors Shun and Yao rule every day (idiom) / all for the best in the best of all possible worlds
舜日尧年舜日堯年	shùn rì yáo nián	sage Emperors Shun and Yao rule every day (idiom) / all for the best in the best of all possible worlds
释迦牟尼佛釋迦牟尼佛	shì jiā móu ní fó	Sakyamuni Buddha (Sanskrit: sage of the Sakya) / Siddhartha Gautama (563-485 BC), the historical Buddha and founder of Buddhism
傅说傅說	fù shuō	Fu Shuo (c. 14th century BC), legendary sage and principal minister of Shang ruler Wu Ding
太公钓鱼，愿者上钩太公釣魚，願者上鉤	tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu	Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water) / to put one's head in the noose
孔圣人孔聖人	kǒng shèng rén	the Sage Confucius
毗耶娑	pí yē suō	Vyasa, Indian sage and scribe, supposed author of epic 摩訶婆羅多\|摩诃婆罗多[Mo2 he1 po2 luo2 duo1] and a major figure in it
洋紫苏洋紫蘇	yáng zǐ sū	sage (herb)
洋苏洋蘇	yáng sū	sage (herb)
箕子	jī zǐ	Jizi, legendary sage from end of Shang dynasty (c. 1100 BC), said to have opposed the tyrant Zhou 紂\|纣[Zhou4], then ruled ancient Korea in the Zhou 周[Zhou1] dynasty
圣君聖君	shèng jūn	sage
圣哲聖哲	shèng zhé	sage
圣王聖王	shèng wáng	sage ruler
圣经贤传聖經賢傳	shèng jīng xián zhuàn	lit. holy scripture and biography of sage (idiom) / refers to Confucian canonical texts
茜紫	qiàn zǐ	sage (herb)
姜太公钓鱼，愿者上钩薑太公釣魚，願者上鉤	jiāng tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu	Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want it, take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water) / to put one's head in the noose
醉圣醉聖	zuì shèng	the Sage of intoxication / refers to Tang Dynasty poet Li Bai 李白 (701-762)
释迦佛釋迦佛	shì jiā fó	Sakyamuni Buddha (Sanskrit: sage of the Sakya) / Siddhartha Gautama (563-485 BC), the historical Buddha and founder of Buddhism
陈抟陳摶	chén tuán	Chen Tuan (871-989), a legendary Daoist sage
亚圣亞聖	yà shèng	Second Sage, traditional title of Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3] in Confucian studies
沃伦・巴菲特沃倫・巴菲特	wò lún · bā fēi tè	Warren Buffett (1930-), the Sage of Omaha, US investor and philanthropist, principal owner of holding company Berkshire Hathaway
至人	zhì rén	fully realized human being / sage / saint
沃伦·巴菲特沃倫·巴菲特	wò lún · bā fēi tè	Warren Buffett (1930-), the Sage of Omaha, US investor and philanthropist, principal owner of holding company Berkshire Hathaway
真人不露相	zhēn rén bù lòu xiàng	the sage presents as an ordinary person (idiom)

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"sage (Salvia officinalis)" Chinese-English Dictionary

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