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贤士
賢士
xián
shì
virtuous person
a man of merit
CEDICT
(literary) person of virtue and ability
person of virtue and ability
Wiktionary
德行
高尚
的
人
。《
儒林外史
.
第一
回
》:「
我
学生
出门
久
了
,
故乡
有如
此
贤士
,
竟
坐
不知
,
可
为
惭愧
。」
也
作
「
贤
彦
」。
重編國語辭典
Entry Composition
1
贤
xián
worthy or virtuous person
honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation
2
士
shì
member of the senior ministerial class (old)
scholar (old)
bachelor
honorific
soldier
noncommissioned officer
specialist worker
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