聖U+805613 STROKES
Entry·pron. shèng
ㄕㄥˋ
“A sage or saint; holy or sacred; a person of peerless wisdom or virtue; a master of a skill; relating to an emperor.”
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- 神聖ㄕㄣˊ ㄕㄥˋdivine; sacred; holy; hallowed; of supreme dignity and inviolable sanctity.
- 聖經ㄕㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄥthe Bible; the Christian holy scriptures (Old and New Testaments); (archaic or literary) the Confucian classics
- 聖人ㄕㄥˋ ㄖㄣˊa sage; a person of perfect virtue; Confucius (as an honorific); (archaic) a respectful term for a monarch; (Buddhism) a saintly practitioner beyond ordinary rebirth
- 聖母ㄕㄥˋ ㄇㄨˇthe Virgin Mary; a goddess; a revered empress dowager or imperial birth mother; a compassionate woman or deity who protects the people
- 朝聖ㄔㄠˊ ㄕㄥˋto make a pilgrimage; to visit a sacred site or holy place as an act of devotion
- 聖誕ㄕㄥˋ ㄉㄢˋChristmas; birthday of a revered figure such as Jesus, Buddha, or Confucius; in Taiwan, also the birthday of a deity or sage.}
- 聖地ㄕㄥˋ ㄉㄧˋa holy place; a sacred site; a place of pilgrimage; a holy city
- 聖誕節ㄕㄥˋ ㄉㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊChristian holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ on December 25; major Western festive occasion in Taiwan and worldwide
- 聖旨ㄕㄥˋ ㄓˇimperial edict; a formal decree issued by the emperor in ancient China
- 萬聖節ㄨㄢˋ ㄕㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊCatholic feast honoring saints and martyrs on November 1; in Taiwan, the evening of October 31 is popularly treated as a Western-style Halloween influenced by commerce, distinct from the original holy meaning.
- 陳學聖ㄔㄣˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄕㄥˋTaiwanese politician and Kuomintang legislator; served multiple terms in the Legislative Yuan representing Taoyuan
- 聖地牙哥ㄕㄥˋ ㄉㄧˋ ㄧㄚˊ ㄍㄜSan Diego; Santiago (common place name in the Americas)
- 聖賢ㄕㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊa sage; a wise and holy person; a virtuous ruler; (in Buddhist contexts) a lama or enlightened being; (archaic) wine.
- 聖火ㄕㄥˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇsacred flame; Olympic torch, lit from sunlight at Olympia and relayed to the Games; ceremonial flame used at major sporting events
- 聖戰ㄕㄥˋ ㄓㄢˋholy war; jihad; a war fought under a sacred or religious mission
- 聖殿ㄕㄥˋ ㄉㄧㄢˋsacred temple; holy shrine; sanctuary
- 魏德聖ㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄕㄥˋWei Te-sheng (1968–), Taiwanese film director known for Cape No. 7, Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale, and KANO
- 聖嬰ㄕㄥˋ ㄧㄥChrist child; the infant Jesus; El Niño climate phenomenon
- 聖彼得堡ㄕㄥˋ ㄅㄧˇ ㄉㄜˊ ㄅㄠˇCity on the Gulf of Finland; Russia's largest Baltic port and former imperial capital; briefly renamed Leningrad during the Soviet era
- 聖杯ㄕㄥˋ ㄅㄟdivination blocks landing one face up one down, indicating a favorable answer; the Holy Grail from Christian tradition
- 清聖祖ㄑㄧㄥ ㄕㄥˋ ㄗㄨˇtemple name of the Kangxi Emperor (1654–1722), second Qing emperor; reigned 1661–1722, pacified rebellions, recovered Taiwan, and commissioned major scholarly works
- 聖保羅ㄕㄥˋ ㄅㄠˇ ㄌㄨㄛˊSaint Paul, capital of Minnesota, USA; São Paulo, largest city in Brazil
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