shèng rén
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  • 1

    n.sage; wise man; saint; the Sage (a title of respect for Confucius)

    • shèng rén wú cháng shī

      圣人常师

      Sages have no constant teachers.

    • gǔ dài shèng rén

      古代圣人

      sage of antiquity

    • kǒng zǐ bèi yù wéi gǔ dài zhōng guó zuì wěi dà de shèng rén

      孔子誉为古代中国伟大圣人

      Confucius is praised as the greatest of the ancient Chinese sages.

  • 2

    n.arch(way to address a monarch by his officials in feudal China) Your Majesty

    • zhōng guó dì yī gè huáng dì qín shǐ huáng bèi chēng wéi shèng rén

      中国第一皇帝秦始皇称为圣人

      Qin Shihuang, China's first emperor, was called a saint.