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- senior
- of a senior generation
- to honor
- to respect
- honorific
- classifier for cannons and statues
- ancient wine vessel
Trad. 獨尊
- to revere as sole orthodoxy
- to hold supremacy (of a religion, ideology, cultural norm, social group etc)
- to be dominant
- (neologism) (slang) to salvage a bit of dignity (abbr. for 挽回尊嚴|挽回尊严[wan3 hui2 zun1 yan2])
- (Buddhism) yidam (one's chosen meditational deity)
- the principal object of worship on a Buddhist altar
- (of a monk who has the ability to appear in multiple places at the same time) the honored one himself (contrasted with his alternate forms, 分身[fen1 shen1])
- (fig.) (jocular) the genuine article
- the real McCoy
- the man himself
- the woman herself
- the original manifestation of sth (not a spin-off or a clone)
Trad. 吳尊
- Wu Zun or Chun Wu (1979-), Bruneian actor, vocalist of Fei Lun Hai (Fahrenheit)
- to respect; to revere; to esteem
- honorable; distinguished (used on formal occasions before a term of address)
- honored sir (a person of higher status or seniority, or a Buddhist monk)
Trad. 尊號
- honorific title
- form of address reserved for a queen, ancestor, emperor etc
Trad. 尊駕
- lit. your honored carriage
- your highness
- honored Sir (also sarcastic)
- you
Trad. 尊親屬
- (law) elder relatives; relatives of a senior generation such as parents, uncles or grandparents
Trad. 獨尊儒術
- dismiss the hundred schools, revere only the Confucians (slogan of the Former Han dynasty)
Trad. 識才尊賢
- to recognize talent and have great respect for it
Trad. 紆尊降貴
- (idiom) to show deference to sb of lower status; to condescend; to deign
- ridiculous self-importance (idiom); arrogance
Trad. 敬老尊賢
- to respect the wise and venerate the worthy (idiom); to honor the great and the good
Trad. 定於一尊
- (idiom) to rely on a single authority to determine what is correct
- to regard a source (or entity or individual) as the ultimate authority
Trad. 悉聽尊便
- (idiom) do as you see fit
- do whatever you like
- (I, we) leave it in your hands
Trad. 威尊命賤
- (idiom) the dignity of authority is above life; one must be willing to sacrifice one's life rather than disobey a military order
Trad. 敝屣尊榮
- to care nothing for worldly fame and glory (idiom)
Trad. 尊師愛徒
- title of a Daoist priest
- revered master
Trad. 安富尊榮
- well-off and respected (idiom)
- to be content with one's wealth and position
Trad. 尊師貴道
- to revere the master and his teaching
Trad. 尊老愛幼
- respect the old and cherish the young
Trad. 尊賢使能
- to respect talent and make use of ability (Mencius)
Trad. 尊賢愛物
- to honor the wise and love the people
- respecting noble talent while protecting the common people
Trad. 罷黜百家，獨尊儒術
- Dismiss the hundred schools, revere only the Confucian (idiom)
- sole dominant ideology