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"sage ruler" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
圣王 聖王 shèng wáng sage ruler
Chinese Pinyin Translation
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
统治者 統治者 tǒng zhì zhě ruler syn
苏丹 蘇丹 sū dān Sudan / sultan (ruler of some Muslim states, esp. Ottoman Emperor)
智者 zhì zhě sage / wise man / clever and knowledgeable person syn
臣民 chén mín subject (of a kingdom, ruler etc)
圣贤 聖賢 shèng xián a sage / wise and holy man / virtuous ruler / Buddhist lama / wine syn
御用 禦用 yù yòng for use by the emperor / imperial / (derog.) in the pay of the ruler
辅佐 輔佐 fǔ zuǒ to assist (usually a ruler) syn
当权者 當權者 dāng quán zhě ruler / those in power / the authorities syn
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
尺子 chǐ zi ruler (measuring instrument) / CL:把[ba3] syn
圣手 聖手 shèng shǒu divine physician / sage doctor / highly skilled practitioner syn
直尺 zhí chǐ straight ruler syn
丹参 丹參 dān shēn (botany) red sage (Salvia miltiorrhiza) syn
贵贱 貴賤 guì jiàn noble and lowly / high versus low social hierarchy of ruler to people, father to son, husband to wife in Confucianism
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]
归附 歸附 guī fù to realign one's allegiance (to another religion, ruler etc) / to submit syn
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
有道 yǒu dào to have attained the Way / (of a government or a ruler) enlightened / wise and just
君臣 jūn chén a ruler and his ministers (old)
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
恩宠 恩寵 ēn chǒng special favor from a ruler / Emperor's generosity towards a favorite
励精图治 勵精圖治 lì jīng tú zhì (of a ruler) to strive to make one's nation strong and prosperous (idiom) syn
先贤 先賢 xiān xián (literary) ancient sage syn
资治通鉴 資治通鑒 zī zhì tōng jiàn A Mirror for the Wise Ruler (or Comprehensive Mirror for Aid in Government), a vast chronological general history, written by 司馬光|司马光[Si1 ma3 Guang1] Sima Guang (1019-1089) and collaborators during the Northern Song in 1084, covering the period 403 BC-959 AD, 294 scrolls
圣明 聖明 shèng míng enlightened sage / brilliant master (flattering words applied to ruler)
昏君 hūn jūn incapable ruler
臣妾 chén qiè (literary) I, your servant (self-appellation of a lower-rank female) / (archaic) male and female slaves / subjects (of a 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
改元 gǎi yuán to change an emperor's or ruler's reign title (old) syn
执政者 執政者 zhí zhèng zhě ruler
赐死 賜死 cì sǐ (of a ruler) to order sb to commit suicide (in lieu of execution)
主宰者 zhǔ zǎi zhě ruler
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
李后主 李後主 lǐ hòu zhǔ Li Houzhu (c. 937-978), the final Southern Tang ruler (ruled 961-975) and a renowned poet / given name Li Yu 李煜
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
尺 chǐ a Chinese foot / one-third of a meter / a ruler / a tape-measure / one of the three acupoints for measuring pulse in Chinese medicine / CL:支[zhi1],把[ba3] syn
君 jūn monarch / lord / gentleman / ruler syn
哲 喆 zhé wise / a sage syn
玺 璽 xǐ ruler's seal syn
埃米尔 埃米爾 āi mǐ ěr Emir (Muslim ruler) / Amir
成吉思汗 chéng jí sī hán Genghis Khan (1162-1227), founder and ruler of the Mongol Empire
俞 yú yes (used by Emperor or ruler) / OK / to accede / to assent
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
独夫 獨夫 dú fū sole ruler / dictator syn
五伦 五倫 wǔ lún the five Confucian relationships (ruler-subject, father-son, brother-brother, husband-wife, friend-friend) syn
舜 shùn Shun (c. 23rd century BC), mythical sage and leader
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
圣君 聖君 shèng jūn sage
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
三纲五常 三綱五常 sān gāng wǔ cháng three principles and five virtues (idiom) / the three rules (ruler guides subject, father guides son and husband guides wife) and five constant virtues of Confucianism (benevolence 仁, righteousness 義|义, propriety 禮|礼, wisdom 智 and fidelity 信)
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)
百鸟朝凤 百鳥朝鳳 bǎi niǎo cháo fèng lit. all birds paying looking up to the phoenix / fig. peace under a wise ruler
傅说 傅說 fù shuō Fu Shuo (c. 14th century BC), legendary sage and principal minister of Shang ruler Wu Ding
先主 xiān zhǔ former ruler / founding ruler
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
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)
阿初佛 ā chū fó erroneous variant of 阿閦佛, Aksobhya, the imperturbable ruler of Eastern Paradise, Abhirati
李煜 lǐ yù Li Yu (c. 937-978), given name of the final ruler of Tang of the Five Southern dynasties Li Houzhu 李後主|李后主, a renowned poet
妺 mò wife of the last ruler of the Xia dynasty
划线板 劃線板 huà xiàn bǎn ruler (used for drawing lines)
匡扶社稷 kuāng fú shè jì (of states within the nation) to support the ruler in governing the country
封建主 fēng jiàn zhǔ feudal ruler syn
尺规 尺規 chǐ guī ruler and compass (in geometric constructions)
尺规作图 尺規作圖 chǐ guī zuò tú ruler and compass construction (geometry)
巴布尔 巴布爾 bā bù ěr Zaheeruddin Babur (1483-1530), first ruler of Mughal dynasty of India
帝辛 dì xīn Emperor Xin, last ruler of Shang (11th Century BC), famous as a tyrant
庇西特拉图 庇西特拉圖 bì xī tè lā tú Pisistratus (-528 BC), tyrant (ruler) of Athens at different times between 561 BC and 528 BC
折尺 摺尺 zhé chǐ folding ruler
木讷老人 木訥老人 mù nè lǎo rén ungraduated ruler / straight edge
东方阿閦佛 東方阿閦佛 dōng fāng ā chù fó Aksobhya, the imperturbable ruler of Eastern Paradise, Abhirati
桀王 jié wáng King Jie, the final ruler of the Xia dynasty (until c. 1600 BC), a notoriously cruel and immoral tyrant
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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