a title used to refer to a highly respected Buddhist teacher or lama

a virtuous wife and loving mother

honorific way to address a younger brother or younger male friend

Wei Zhongxian (1568-1627), infamous eunuch politician of late Ming

prominent and worthy personage

Fengxian suburban district of Shanghai

(of a woman) virtuous

(traditionally of a man) able and virtuous

(literary) ancient sage

a great person of the past or a venerable forebear noted for their character and wisdom

Samantabhadra, the Buddhist Lord of Truth

Joey Wong (1967-), Taiwanese actress

a virtuous and supportive wife (often said of someone else's wife)

a person of both integrity and ability; a genius or highly capable individual

virtuous and talented; a person of virtue and ability

wise and capable; sagacious

to appoint people according to their merits; appointment on the basis of ability and integrity

Fengxian suburban district of Shanghai

Jinxian county in Nanchang, Jiangxi

to eagerly seek out talented people

(of a woman) wise, kind, and fulfilling traditional domestic virtues

virtuous or wise people from the past; predecessors who are considered moral or intellectual models.

a person of high moral character and talent or merit

a government official of high integrity, capability, and loyalty

to treat talented and virtuous people with respect and humility

To see a person of virtue and aspire to equal them; to follow the example of those who are wise and virtuous.

To recruit talented people; to invite the worthy and call the valorous (idiom).

to envy the virtuous and talented (idiom)

Danny Lee Sau-Yin (1953-), Hong Kong actor and director

Jixian, a county in Shuangyashan City, Heilongjiang

to respect the elderly and honor the wise; to venerate the great and the good

The Confucian classics and the writings of sages; collective name for Confucian canonical texts.

To appoint the virtuous and use the able; appointment on the basis of ability and integrity.

to respect the virtuous and employ the capable (from Mencius)

diligent service or hard work (often used honorifically)

to respect people of virtue and show courtesy to scholars

to cede to the virtuous and yield to the talented

to step aside and give a more worthy person a chance

to promote or appoint people based solely on their merit and ability rather than personal connections or status; to select only the talented

classics of the sages; holy book

Confuciusornis sanctus (Jurassic fossil bird)

jealous of the able and envious of the clever

to honor the wise and show love or concern for the people

Samantabhadra, the Buddhist Lord of Truth

Treatise written in 134 BC by the Han dynasty philosopher [[董仲舒|董仲舒|Dong3 Zhong4 shu1]]

to recognize talent and have great respect for it

biographies or records of virtuous people and sages, often mentioned alongside [[圣经|聖經|Sheng4 jing1]] in the context of classical education

a respectful or honorific term for a talented and virtuous son-in-law, often used in ancient texts or formal correspondence.

an affectionate or respectful form of address used by a husband for his wife, especially in older contexts or formal writing