鄉賢

乡贤
xiāngxián

person who is esteemed in a village for their virtue or knowledge

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

=1 鄉 xiāng
  1. country or countryside
  2. native place
  3. home village or town
  4. township (PRC administrative unit)
=1 鄉 xiàng alternative form of 嚮 /向
=1 鄉 xiǎng alternative form of 饗 /飨 (xiǎng)
2 賢 xián
  1. worthy or virtuous person
  2. honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation