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亞聖

简亚圣 · 繁亞聖

Mandarin · pinyin yà shèng

Second Sage, traditional title of Mencius 孟子 Mèng zǐ in Confucian studies

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亚: yà · Asia; second
圣: shèng · holy, sacred

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4–4 · ya4 sheng4

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aa3 sing3

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adj

second in morality, ability and wisdom to a sage

noun

someone who is second in morality, ability and wisdom to a sage
someone who is second in skill to a previous expert

name

(honorific) “Second Sage”; Mencius

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