"sage kings" Chinese-English Dictionary

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
贤王賢王	xián wáng	sage kings

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
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
智者	zhì zhě	sage / wise man / clever and knowledgeable person	syn
一世	yī shì	generation / period of 30 years / one's whole lifetime / lifelong / age / era / times / the whole world / the First (of numbered European kings)	syn
圣贤聖賢	shèng xián	a sage / wise and holy man / virtuous ruler / Buddhist lama / wine	syn
三世	sān shì	the Third (of numbered kings)
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
圣手聖手	shèng shǒu	divine physician / sage doctor / highly skilled practitioner	syn
丹参丹參	dān shēn	(botany) red sage (Salvia miltiorrhiza)	syn
神权神權	shén quán	divine right (of kings)
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)
孙大圣孫大聖	sūn dà shèng	Great-Sage Sun / Sun Wukong 孫悟空\|孙悟空[Sun1 Wu4 kong1]
二世	èr shì	the Second (of numbered kings) / second generation (e.g. Chinese Americans)
五世	wǔ shì	the fifth (of series of numbered kings)
圣庙聖廟	shèng miào	shrine to a sage (esp. Confucius)	syn
大圣大聖	dà shèng	great sage / mahatma / king / emperor / outstanding personage / Buddha
四大天王	sì dà tiān wáng	the four heavenly kings (Sanskrit vajra) / the four guardians or warrior attendants of Buddha
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]
鼠尾草	shǔ wěi cǎo	sage (Salvia officinalis)
贤能賢能	xián néng	sage	syn
圣训聖訓	shèng xùn	sage's instructions / imperial edict
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
托勒密	tuō lè mì	Ptolemy, kings of Egypt after the partition of Alexander the Great's Empire in 305 BC / Ptolemy or Claudius Ptolemaeus (c. 90-c. 168), Alexandrian Greek astronomer, mathematician and geographer, author of the Almagest 天文學大成\|天文学大成 / see also 托勒玫[Tuo1 le4 mei2]
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
舜	shùn	Shun (c. 23rd century BC), mythical sage and leader
亚哈亞哈	yà hā	Ahab (9th c. BC), King of Israel, son of Omri and husband of Jezebel, prominent figure in 1 Kings 16-22
圣君聖君	shèng jūn	sage
应天承运應天承運	yìng tiān chéng yùn	lit. to respond to heaven and suit the times (idiom) / to rule according to the will of heaven / the Divine Right of kings
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
耶洗别耶洗別	yē xǐ bié	Jezebel, wife of Ahab and mother of Ahaziah, major character in 1 Kings 16:31, 19:1, 21 and 2 Kings 9, killed by Jehu 耶戶\|耶户[Ye1 hu4]
列王纪上列王紀上	liè wáng jì shàng	First book of Kings
列王纪下列王紀下	liè wáng jì xià	Second book of Kings
三位博士	sān wèi bó shì	the Magi / the Three Wise Kings from the East in the biblical nativity story
乘龙乘龍	chéng lóng	to ride the dragon / to die (of emperors and kings)
先王之政	xiān wáng zhī zhèng	the rule of former kings
先王之乐先王之樂	xiān wáng zhī yuè	the music of former kings
先王之道	xiān wáng zhī dào	the way of former kings
列王记上列王記上	liè wáng jì shàng	First book of Kings
列王记下列王記下	liè wáng jì xià	Second book of Kings
增长天增長天	zēng zhǎng tiān	Virudhaka (one of the Heavenly Kings)
多闻天多聞天	duō wén tiān	Vaisravana (one of the Heavenly Kings)
帝王谱帝王譜	dì wáng pǔ	list of emperors and kings / dynastic genealogy
广目天廣目天	guǎng mù tiān	Virupaksa (on of the Four Heavenly Kings)
应天顺时應天順時	yìng tiān shùn shí	lit. to respond to heaven and suit the times (idiom) / to rule according to the will of heaven / the Divine Right of kings
托勒密王	tuō lè mì wáng	Ptolemy, kings of Egypt after the partition of Alexander the Great's Empire in 305 BC
持国天持國天	chí guó tiān	Dhritarashtra (one of the Four Heavenly Kings)
东方三博士東方三博士	dōng fāng sān bó shì	the Magi / the Three Wise Kings from the East in the biblical nativity story
转轮王轉輪王	zhuǎn lún wáng	Chakravarti raja (Sanskrit: King of Kings) / emperor in Hindu mythology
转轮圣王轉輪聖王	zhuàn lún shèng wáng	Chakravarti raja (Sanskrit: King of Kings) / emperor in Hindu mythology
三王海脊	sān wàng hǎi jǐ	Three Kings ridge
伊斯兰国王、国家元首和政府首脑会议伊斯蘭國王、國家元首和政府首腦會議		Islamic Conference of Kings and Heads of States and Governments
耶户耶戶	yē hù	Jehu (842-815 BC), Israelite king, prominent character in 2 Kings 9:10
阿契美尼德王朝	ā qì měi ní dé wáng cháo	Achaemenid Dynasty, (559-330 BC), ancient Iranian dynasty whose kings ruled the Achaemenid Empire
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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