| 賢 | 752C05 51.80 | 部居  | 畫數 15 | ㄒㄧㄢˊ [xian2] | ||
| N. | A sage, a wise man: 聖賢，往聖先賢 the sages of the past; 大賢 a great man, usu. referring to the past; 見賢思齊 see a wise, good man and try to emulate him; 讓賢，讓賢路 give way to the good men in government administration: 選賢與能 (AC) appoint the good men and able men to office. | |||||
| Adj. | (1) Good and wise (as a concept like Eng. “wise”combining moral and intellectual qualities, as in 賢惠（慧） [xian2hui4]↓): 賢不肖 the good and bad (sons, persons); 賢人，賢良，賢德 [xian2ren2], [xian2liang2], [xian2de2]↓. (2) (Court.) your, your good (husband, etc.), also vocatively, my good (husband, etc.): 賢兄 your elder brother, also used like “my good friend”; 賢弟 your younger brother, also used by teacher or elder in addressing pupil or one younger; 賢甥 your nephew, my good nephew; same with 姊，妹，婿，妻 elder sister, younger sister, son-in-law, wife; 賢荊 (court.) your or my dear wife; 賢昆仲 your brothers; 賢內助 your good wife; 賢妻良母 understanding wife and loving mother; 賢郎 (vocative) younger person, son-in-law; 賢阮 nephew (allu. 阮咸，阮籍 uncle and nephew both distinguished). | |||||
| Words | 1. 賢倩 [xian2qian4], n., (vocative) son-in-law. 2. 賢契 [xian2qi4], n., (vocative) pupil, also nephew. 3. 賢達 [xian2da2], adj. & n., wise and honored; such person. 4. 賢德 [xian2de2], adj. & n., virtuous; virtue. 5. 賢惠 [xian2hui0], adj., (also wr. 賢慧 ) (of wife) good and wise: 他的媳婦很賢惠 his wife is capable and good. 6. 賢者 [xian2zhe3], n., see [xian2ren2]↓; as in 賢者多勞 （court.） a good man is always wanted for every thing. 7. 賢哲 [xian2zhe2], n., good and wise teachers of the past. 8. 賢良 [xian2liang2], n., & adj, good men; & adj, good and virtuous: 賢良方正 good and able men promoted by selection and recommendation in Hahn Dyn. 9. 賢明 [xian2ming2], adj., wise (administrator), enlightened (ruler). 10. 賢能 [xian2neng2], adj., able and good. 11. 賢人 [xian2ren2], n., good and wise man. 12. 賢淑 [xian2shu2], adj., (of woman) good and refined. 13. 賢士 [xian2shi4], n., distinguished men; (Budd.) a teacher living at home. 14. 賢才 [xian2cai2], n., bright talent of a nation. 15. 賢彥 [xian2yan4], n., the distinguished men. | |||||