Shèng dàn jié
Christmas time
Christmas season
Christmas
Shèng dàn
Christmas
birthday of reigning Emperor
Confucius' birthday
shèng huǒ
sacred fire
Olympic flame
Wàn shèng jié
All Saints (Christian festival)
Shèng dì yà gē
Santiago, capital of Chile
San Diego, California
shèng xián
a sage
wise and holy man
virtuous ruler
Buddhist lama
wine
Shèng Bǐ dé bǎo
Saint Petersburg (city in Russia)
Shèng bǎo luó
St Paul
São Paulo, city in Brazil
Shèng mǔ
Holy Mother
goddess
the Virgin Mary
shén shèng
divine
hallow
holy
sacred
shèng dì
holy land (of a religion)
sacred place
shrine
holy city (such as Jerusalem, Mecca etc)
center of historic interest
Shèng jīng
Holy Bible
the Confucian classics
CL:本[ben3],部[bu4]
shèng shǒu
divine physician
sage doctor
highly skilled practitioner
shèng rén
saint
sage
refers to Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3]
the current reigning Emperor
Shèng dàn Lǎo rén
Father Christmas
Santa Claus
dà shèng
great sage
mahatma
king
emperor
outstanding personage
Buddha
Qí tiān dà shèng
Great Sage the Equal of Heaven, a self proclaimed title of the Monkey King Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空 in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记
Yè Shèng táo
Ye Shengtao (1894-1988), writer and editor, known esp. for children's books
shèng xiàng
icon
iconic
religious image
figure (of Confucius, Buddha, Jesus Christ, the Virgin Mary etc)
CL:張|张[zhang1]
Shèng lù yì sī
St Louis, large city in eastern Missouri
Shèng shén
feudal term of praise for ruler, king or emperor
general term for saint in former times
term for God during the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom 太平天國|太平天国
Holy Spirit (in Christian Trinity)
Shèng zǐ
Holy Son
Jesus Christ
God the Son (in the Christian Trinity)
Sūn dà shèng
Great-Sage Sun
Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空[Sun1 Wu4 kong1]
Shū shèng
great calligraphy master
the Sage of Calligraphy, traditional reference to Wang Xizhi 王羲之[Wang2 Xi1 zhi1] (303-361)
shèng míng
enlightened sage
brilliant master (flattering words applied to ruler)
Shèng wén sēn tè hé Gé lín nà dīng sī
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
shèng dài
sundae (ice cream dessert with toppings) (loanword)
shèng shàng
courtier's or minister's form of address for the current Emperor
Shèng Duō měi
Sao Tome, capital of Sao Tome and Principe
shèng dàn dǎo
Christmas Island, Australia
Shèng nǚ Zhēn dé
Jeanne d'Arc (1412-1431), French heroine and liberator, executed as a witch by the Burgundians and English
also called Jehanne Darc, the Maid or Orleans, Joan of Arc or St Joan
shèng zǔ
divine ancester
patron saint
shèng yīng
Holy Infant (cf biblical nativity story)
shèng tǐ
the Emperor's body
Jesus' body
communion wafer (in Christian mass)
shèng dàn huā
poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima)
Shén shèng Luó mǎ dì guó
the Holy Roman empire (history)
shèng dàn hóng
poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima)
shèng shì
Holy sacrament
Christian rite (esp. Catholic)
also called 聖禮|圣礼 by Protestants
Shèng Fù
Holy Father
God the Father (in the Christian Trinity)
shèng xùn
sage's instructions
imperial edict
shèng xióng
sage hero
refers to Mahatma Gandhi
rù shèng
to become an arhat (Buddhism)
Shèng mǔ fēng
Goddess peak (Nepalese: Sagarmatha, Sky Goddess)
refers to Mt Chomolungma or Qomolangma (Tibetan), Chinese 珠穆朗瑪峰|珠穆朗玛峰
Mt Everest
shèng huà
sanctify
sanctification
consecrate
shèng cān
Holy communion (of the Christian mass)
sacrament
shèng cháo
the current imperial dynasty
one's own court
shèng miào
shrine to a sage (esp. Confucius)
shèng mǔ jiào táng
Church of Our Lady
Frauenkirche
Shèng Ān duō ní táng qū
St Anthony Parish (Macau)
Freguesia de Santo António
shèng lǐ
Holy sacrament
Christian rite (esp. Protestant)
also called 聖事|圣事 by Catholics
shèng yù
imperial edict
see also 上諭|上谕[shang4 yu4]
Wén shèng qū
Wensheng district of Liaoyang city 遼陽市|辽阳市[Liao2 yang2 shi4], Liaoning
Shèng Ào gǔ sī dīng
St Augustine
Aurelius Augustinus (354-430), theologian and Christian philosopher
Sankt Augustin, suburb of Beuel, Bonn, Germany
Shèng dàn Sòng
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Shèng Pí āi ěr hé Mì kè lóng
Saint-Pierre and Miquelon
Shèng dé Tài zǐ
Prince Shōtoku Taiji (574-621), major Japanese statesman and reformer of the Asuka period 飛鳥時代|飞鸟时代[Fei1 niao3 Shi2 dai4], proponent of state Buddhism, portrayed as Buddhist saint
Wàn shèng jié qián xī
All Saints' Eve
Halloween
Kāi zhāng shèng wáng
Sacred King, founder of Zhangzhou, posthumous title of Tang dynasty general Chen Yuanguang (657-711) 陳元光|陈元光[Chen2 Yuan2 guang1]
Shèng Sà ěr wǎ duō
San Salvador, capital of El Salvador
Shèng Duō míng gè
San Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic
Shèng Láo lún sī hé
St Lawrence River, Canada
Shèng Yuē hàn sī
St John's, capital of Labrador and Newfoundland province, Canada
sì shèng dì
the Four Noble Truths (Buddhism)
see also 四諦|四谛[si4 di4] and 苦集滅道|苦集灭道[ku3 ji2 mie4 dao4]
Yǎn shèng gōng
hereditary title bestowed on Confucius' descendants
Shèng Suǒ fēi yà
Hagia Sophia (Greek: Holy wisdom)
Zhuàn lún shèng Wáng
Chakravarti raja (Sanskrit: King of Kings)
emperor in Hindu mythology
shèng xǐ
baptism (Christian ceremony)
Shèng Duō míng gē
Santo Domingo, capital of Dominican Republic (Tw)
Shèng shén jiàng lín
Whit Sunday (Christian Festival celebrating the Holy Spirit)
shèng tāi
immortal body (of born again Daoist)
Shèng Bó duō lù Dà diàn
St Peter's Basilica, Vatican City
shèng gōng
the Emperor's body
Holy body
the current reigning Emperor
Shèng Suǒ fēi yà dà jiào táng
Hagia Sophia (the main cathedral of Constantinople, subsequently the major mosque of Istanbul)
Shèng mǔ shēng tiān jié
Assumption of the Virgin Mary (Christian festival on 15th August)
Yī sī lán shèng zhàn zǔ zhī
Islamic Jihad (Palestinian armed faction)
Shèng Mǎ luò
St Malo, town in Normandy
Yǎn shèng gōng fǔ
the official residence of Confucius' descendants at Qufu 曲阜, Shandong
Shèng tǐ jié
Corpus Christi (Catholic festival on second Thursday after Whit Sunday)
Shèng zhú jié
Candlemas (Christian Festival on 2nd February)
shèng zāi jīng
Sanctus (section of Catholic mass)
shèng jīng xián zhuàn
lit. holy scripture and biography of sage (idiom); refers to Confucian canonical texts
Shèng Tǎ lún
Sanarem, Brazilian city at mouth of Amazon
Yē sū Jī dū Hòu qī Shèng tú Jiào huì
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Shèng jīng wài zhuàn
Apocrypha
biography external to the classics
Jī dū Shèng tǐ jié
Corpus Christi (Catholic festival on second Thursday after Whit Sunday)
Shèng dé kè xù bèi lǐ
(Antoine de) Saint-Exupéry
Zōng Shèng gōng
hereditary title bestowed on Confucius' descendants
zuì shèng
the Sage of intoxication
refers to Tang Dynasty poet Li Bai 李白 (701-762)
Shèng Kè lǔ sī dǎo
Santa Cruz island, off the California coast
shèng huī jié
Ash Wednesday (first day of Lent)
Shèng Ān dé liè sī duàn céng
San Andreas fault, California
shèng xīn jié
Feast of the Sacred Heart
Shèng Wén sēn hé Gé lín nà dīng
St Vincent and Grenadines, Caribbean island in Lesser Antilles
Shèng Ān de liè sī duàn céng
San Andreas fault, California
also written 聖安德列斯斷層|圣安德列斯断层
cháo bài shèng shān
a pilgrimage to a holy mountain
Yē sū Jī dū Mò shì Shèng tú Jiào huì
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
shèng tǐ xuè
the body and blood of Christ
Holy communion
Zōng shèng hóu
hereditary title bestowed on Confucius' descendants
shén shèng zhōu
Holy week
Easter week (esp. Catholic)
Zhuǎn lún shèng dì
Chakravarti raja
emperor in Hindu mythology
Shèng nà pà
Agia Napa, Cyprus
Ayia Napa, Cyprus
shèng Pān kè lēi sī zhàn
Saint Pancras (London railway station)
Shèng jīng Wài zhuàn
Apocrypha
biography external to the classics
Shèng zǔ
Shengzu, temple name of the second Qing emperor, known as the Kangxi Emperor (1654-1722)
cf. 康熙[Kang1 xi1]
shèng wō
dimples of Venus
back dimples
Shèng Wén sēn jí Gé ruì nà dīng
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (Tw)
Shèng Hú ān
San Juan, capital of Puerto Rico
Shèng dàn Dǎo
Christmas Island, Australia
Qí tiān Dà shèng
Great Sage the Equal of Heaven, self proclaimed title of the Monkey King Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空[Sun1 Wu4 kong1] in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4]
shī shèng
"sage of poetry", epithet of Du Fu 杜甫[Du4 Fu3]
Wàn shèng jié Qián xī
All Saints' Eve
Halloween
Hé shǔ Shèng mǎ dīng
Sint Maarten, island country in the Caribbean
shèng xián Kǒng zǐ niǎo
Confuciusornis sanctus (Jurassic fossil bird)
Shèng ān dé liè sī Duàn céng
San Andreas Fault, California
Shèng ān de liè sī Duàn céng
San Andreas Fault, California
also written 聖安德列斯斷層|圣安德列斯断层
Yī sī lán Shèng zhàn Zǔ zhī
Islamic Jihad (Palestinian armed faction)
Bó kē Shèng dì
Boko Haram, Islamic insurgent group in north Nigeria
Fǎn shèng yīng
La Niña (counterpart of El Niño in meteorology)
Xiào shèng xiàn
Empress Xiaoshengxian (1693-1777), consort of Emperor Yongzheng 雍正[Yong1 zheng4] and mother of Emperor Qianlong 乾隆[Qian2 long2]
Bā lí Shèng mǔ yuàn
Notre-Dame Cathedral (Paris, France)
Wǔ Shèng
the Saint of War (i.e. the deified Guan Yu 關羽|关羽[Guan1 Yu3])
yīn yōu qǐ shèng
deep suffering can lead to enlightenment (idiom)
storms make oaks take deeper root
Shén shèng Luó mǎ Dì guó
the Holy Roman Empire (history)
Shèng fó míng jié
Fiesta de Saint Fermin, festival held annually in Pamplona, Spain
Shèng Kè lǔ sī Dǎo
Santa Cruz Island, off the California coast
Shèng Láo lún sī Hé
St Lawrence River, Canada
Shèng dì yá gē
(Tw) San Diego, California
Santiago, capital of Chile
Shèng tǎ lún
Santarém (Portugal)
Santarém (Brazil)
Shèng nǚ Zhēn dé
Joan of Arc (1412-1431), French heroine and liberator, executed as a witch by the Burgundians and English
Shèng Yīng
El Niño (meteorology)
Holy Infant (cf biblical nativity story)
yà shèng
Second Sage, traditional title of Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3] in Confucian studies