乡贤

鄉賢
xiāngxián

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

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 乡 xiāng
  1. country or countryside
  2. native place
  3. home village or town
  4. township (PRC administrative unit)
=2 贤 xián
  1. worthy or virtuous person
  2. honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation
=2 贤 háo Original form of 豪 (háo, “powerful; strong; sturdy”).