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Trad. 聖
- (bound form) peerless (in wisdom, moral virtue, skill etc)
- (bound form) peerless individual; paragon (sage, saint, emperor, master of a skill etc)
- (bound form) holy; sacred
Trad. 聖地
- holy land (of a religion)
- sacred place
- shrine
- holy city (such as Jerusalem, Mecca etc)
- center of historic interest
Trad. 聖明
- enlightened sage
- brilliant master (flattering words applied to ruler)
Trad. 聖祖
- Shengzu, temple name of the second Qing emperor, known as the Kangxi Emperor (1654-1722)
- cf. 康熙[Kang1 xi1]
Trad. 聖神
- feudal term of praise for ruler, king or emperor
- general term for saint in former times
- term for God during the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom 太平天國|太平天国
- Holy Spirit (in Christian Trinity)
Trad. 聖禮
- Holy sacrament
- Christian rite (esp. Protestant)
- also called 聖事|圣事 by Catholics
Trad. 醉聖
- the Sage of intoxication
- refers to Tang Dynasty poet Li Bai 李白 (701-762)
Trad. 聖經
- the Confucian classics
- (Christianity, Judaism) the holy scriptures
- CL:本[ben3],部[bu4]
Trad. 亞聖
- Second Sage, traditional title of Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3] in Confucian studies
Trad. 聖體
- the Emperor's body
- Jesus' body
- communion wafer (in Christian mass)
Trad. 書聖
- great calligraphy master
- the Sage of Calligraphy, traditional reference to Wang Xizhi 王羲之[Wang2 Xi1 zhi1] (303-361)
Trad. 聖上
- courtier's or minister's form of address for the current Emperor
Trad. 聖事
- Holy sacrament
- Christian rite (esp. Catholic)
- also called 聖禮|圣礼 by Protestants
Trad. 聖人
- sage
- the Sage (i.e. Confucius)
- (old) (respectful way of addressing a monarch) your sagacious majesty
- (religion) saint
Trad. 聖像
- (old) image of Confucius
- holy image (of Buddha or Jesus Christ etc)
Trad. 宗聖侯
- hereditary title bestowed on Confucius' descendants
Trad. 宗聖公
- hereditary title bestowed on Confucius' descendants
Trad. 文聖區
- Wensheng district of Liaoyang city 遼陽市|辽阳市[Liao2 yang2 shi4], Liaoning
Trad. 四聖諦
- the Four Noble Truths (Buddhism)
- see also 四諦|四谛[si4 di4] and 苦集滅道|苦集灭道[ku3 ji2 mie4 dao4]
Trad. 反聖嬰
- La Niña (counterpart of El Niño in meteorology)
Trad. 孫大聖
- Great-Sage Sun
- Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空[Sun1 Wu4 kong1]
Trad. 聖體節
- Corpus Christi (Catholic festival on second Thursday after Whit Sunday)
Trad. 葉聖陶
- Ye Shengtao (1894-1988), writer and editor, known esp. for children's books
Trad. 衍聖公
- hereditary title bestowed on Confucius' descendants
Trad. 孝聖憲
- Empress Xiaoshengxian (1693-1777), consort of Emperor Yongzheng 雍正[Yong1 zheng4] and mother of Emperor Qianlong 乾隆[Qian2 long2]
Trad. 萬聖夜
- Halloween (abbr. for 萬聖節前夜|万圣节前夜[Wan4 sheng4 jie2 Qian2 ye4])
Trad. 聖地亞哥
- Santiago, capital of Chile
- San Diego, California
Trad. 聖地牙哥
- (Tw) San Diego, California
- Santiago, capital of Chile
Trad. 殷憂啟聖
- deep suffering can lead to enlightenment (idiom)
- storms make oaks take deeper root
Trad. 聖多明各
- Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic
Trad. 聖多明哥
- (Tw) Santo Domingo, capital of Dominican Republic
Trad. 聖女貞德
- Joan of Arc (1412-1431), French heroine and liberator, executed as a witch by the Burgundians and English
Trad. 聖彼得堡
- Saint Petersburg (city in Russia)
Trad. 博科聖地
- Boko Haram, Islamic insurgent group in north Nigeria
Trad. 聖德太子
- Prince Shōtoku Taiji (574-621), major Japanese statesman and reformer of the Asuka period 飛鳥時代|飞鸟时代[Fei1 niao3 Shi2 dai4], proponent of state Buddhism, portrayed as Buddhist saint
Trad. 聖神降臨
- Whit Sunday (Christian Festival celebrating the Holy Spirit)
Trad. 聖約翰斯
- St John's, capital of Labrador and Newfoundland province, Canada
Trad. 聖索非亞
- Hagia Sophia (Greek: Holy wisdom)
Trad. 聖經外傳
- Apocrypha
- biography external to the classics
Trad. 聖經賢傳
- lit. holy scripture and biography of sage (idiom); refers to Confucian canonical texts
Trad. 轉輪聖帝
- chakravarti raja (emperor in Hindu mythology)
Trad. 轉輪聖王
- Chakravarti raja (Sanskrit: King of Kings)
- emperor in Hindu mythology
Trad. 聖路易斯
- St Louis, large city in eastern Missouri
Trad. 開漳聖王
- Sacred King, founder of Zhangzhou, posthumous title of Tang dynasty general Chen Yuanguang (657-711) 陳元光|陈元光[Chen2 Yuan2 guang1]
Trad. 衍聖公府
- the official residence of Confucius' descendants at Qufu 曲阜, Shandong
Trad. 聖佛明節
- Fiesta de Saint Fermin, festival held annually in Pamplona, Spain
Trad. 齊天大聖
- Great Sage the Equal of Heaven, self-proclaimed title of the Monkey King Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空[Sun1 Wu4 kong1] in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4]
Trad. 聖奧古斯丁
- St Augustine
- Aurelius Augustinus (354-430), theologian and Christian philosopher
- Sankt Augustin, suburb of Beuel, Bonn, Germany
Trad. 巴黎聖母院
- Notre-Dame Cathedral (Paris, France)
Trad. 聖安東尼奧
- San Antonio, Texas
Trad. 聖母升天節
- Assumption of the Virgin Mary (Christian festival on 15th August)
Trad. 聖母瑪利亞
- Mary (mother of Jesus)
Trad. 荷屬聖馬丁
- Sint Maarten, island country in the Caribbean
Trad. 基督聖體節
- Corpus Christi (Catholic festival on second Thursday after Whit Sunday)
Trad. 聖薩爾瓦多
- San Salvador, capital of El Salvador
Trad. 聖賢孔子鳥
- Confuciusornis sanctus (Jurassic fossil bird)
Trad. 教義和聖約
- Doctrine and Covenants
Trad. 萬聖節前夕
- All Saints' Eve
- Halloween
Trad. 聖克魯斯島
- Santa Cruz Island, off the California coast
Trad. 聖勞倫斯河
- St Lawrence River, Canada
Trad. 聖安多尼堂區
- St Anthony Parish (Macau)
- Freguesia de Santo António
Trad. 聖德克旭貝里
- (Antoine de) Saint-Exupéry
Trad. 聖潘克勒斯站
- Saint Pancras (London railway station)
Trad. 聖伯多祿大殿
- St Peter's Basilica, Vatican City
Trad. 神聖不可侵犯
- sacred
- inviolable
Trad. 神聖羅馬帝國
- the Holy Roman Empire (history)
Trad. 聖基茨和尼維斯
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
Trad. 聖安地列斯斷層
- San Andreas Fault, California
- also written 聖安德列斯斷層|圣安德列斯断层
Trad. 聖安德列斯斷層
- San Andreas Fault, California
Trad. 伊斯蘭聖戰組織
- Islamic Jihad (Palestinian armed faction)
Trad. 聖索非亞大教堂
- Hagia Sophia (the main cathedral of Constantinople, subsequently the major mosque of Istanbul)
Trad. 聖多美和普林西比
- São Tomé and Príncipe
Trad. 聖文森及格瑞那丁
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (Tw)
Trad. 聖文森和格林納丁
- St Vincent and Grenadines, Caribbean island in Lesser Antilles
Trad. 聖皮埃爾和密克隆
- Saint-Pierre and Miquelon
Trad. 聖文森特和格林納丁斯
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Trad. 耶穌基督後期聖徒教會
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Trad. 耶穌基督末世聖徒教會
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints