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聖

简圣 · 繁聖

Mandarin · pinyin 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

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圣: shèng · holy, sacred

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4 · sheng4

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noble
holy; sacred
saint; sage
(specifically) Confucius
master; professional
emperor; king
(honorific) form of address for the respected
(Eastern Min, Southern Min, Puxian Min) propitious; efficacious; favouring; (of a god) able to protect

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