| 圣经贤传 |
shèng jīng xián zhuàn |
lit. holy scripture and biography of sage (idiom); refers to Confucian canonical texts |
| 圣 |
kū |
to dig |
| 圣 |
shèng |
variant of 圣 |
| 圣 |
shèng |
(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 |
| 圣经 |
Shèng jīng |
the Confucian classics / (Christianity, Judaism) the holy scriptures / CL:本,部 |
| 经 |
Jīng |
surname Jing |
| 经 |
jīng |
classics / sacred book / scripture / to pass through / to undergo / to bear / to endure / warp (textile) / longitude / menstruation / channel (TCM) / abbr. for economics 经济 |
| 贤 |
xián |
worthy or virtuous person / honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation |
| 传 |
chuán |
to pass on / to spread / to transmit / to infect / to transfer / to circulate / to conduct (electricity) |
| 传 |
zhuàn |
biography / historical narrative / commentaries / relay station |