| 聖 | 450A45 31.11 | 部居  | 畫數 13 | ㄕㄥˋ [sheng4] | ||
| N. | A sage, a saint, the perfect one: 至聖先師 “The Sage Master”(official title of Confucius); 聖人，聖賢 [sheng4ren2], [sheng4xian2]↓; 超凡入聖(Budd.) become a saint; laudatory epithet for the perfect ideal; 詩聖 Sage of Poetry (杜甫) ; 草聖 Sage of Calligraphy (王羲之). | |||||
| Adj. | The divine, highest, supreme (used of emperor, God): 聖命 imperial order; 聖諭，聖旨[sheng4yU4], [sheng4zhi3]↓; 聖誕 [sheng4dan4]↓; 聖德 divine character; 聖功 divine work (AC, of education); 聖恩 divine or imperial favor. | |||||
| Words | 1. 聖誕 [sheng4dan4], n., Christmas (also 耶穌聖誕); birthday of sages (Buddha, Confucius); 聖誕節 Christmas festival; 聖誕老人 Santa Claus. 2. 聖地 [sheng4di4], n., the Holy Land. 3. 聖公會 sheng1guang1hueh, n., Anglican Church. 4. 聖躬 [sheng4gong1], n., imperial body or health. 5. 聖蹟 [sheng4ji1], n., saint’s or sage's relics; God's divine work or activities. 6. 聖經 [sheng4jing1], n., the Holy Scripture, Holy Bible; Confu. sacred classics. 7. 聖主 [sheng4zhu3], n., the Lord Savior; Your (His) Enlightened Majesty. 8. 聖旨 [sheng4zhi3], n., imperial decree. 9. 聖靈 [sheng4ling2], n., the Holy Ghost. 10. 聖廟 [sheng4miao4], n., Confu. temple. 11. 聖明 [sheng4ming2], (1) adj., (of ruler) of divine intelligence: 聖明之主 an extraordinary, enlightened ruler; (2) ([sheng4ming0]) v.i., (coll.) understand: 沒有你不聖明的 nothing that you cannot understand. 12. 聖母 [sheng4mu3], n., (1) the Holy Mother, Madonna; (2) emperor's mother. 13. 聖人 [sheng4ren2], n., a sage, usu. confined to Confucius and 周公，文王； n.,a great Buddhist master; n., (history) inventors of script, sericulture, agriculture, etc. 14. 聖善 [sheng4shan4], adj., (AC) perfect (mother). 15. 聖上 [sheng4shang4], n., Your Majesty. 16. 聖賢 [sheng4xian2], n., the great of the past (聖 sage, and 賢 the wise men). 17. 聖手 [sheng4shou3], n., (praise of) a divine physician. 18. 聖水 [sheng4shui3], n., holy water; water at some temple, credited with performing cures. 19. 聖餐 [sheng4can1], n., (Christian) the Lord's Supper, Holy Communion. 20. 聖童 [sheng4tong2], n., (AC) a child prodigy (usu.神童). 21. 聖諭 [sheng4yU4], n., imperial decree. | |||||