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诗圣
shī shèng
Pinyin
Definition
诗圣
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shī shèng
"sage of poetry", epithet of Du Fu 杜甫[Dù Fǔ]
Character Decomposition
诗
讠
土
寸
圣
又
土
Related Words
(20)
神圣
shén shèng
1
divine
2
hallow
3
holy
4
sacred
圣诞
Shèng dàn
1
Christmas
2
birthday of reigning Emperor
3
Confucius' birthday
圣诞节
Shèng dàn jié
1
Christmas time
2
Christmas season
3
Christmas
诗
Shī
1
abbr. for Shijing 詩經|诗经[Shī jīng], the Book of Songs
古诗
gǔ shī
1
old verse
2
Classical Chinese poem
史诗
shǐ shī
1
an epic
2
poetic saga
史诗般
shǐ shī bān
1
epic
吟诗
yín shī
1
to recite poetry
大圣
dà shèng
1
great sage
2
mahatma
3
king
4
emperor
5
outstanding personage
6
Buddha
情诗
qíng shī
1
love poem
打油诗
dǎ yóu shī
1
humorous poem
2
limerick
朝圣
cháo shèng
1
to make a pilgrimage
圣
shèng
1
holy
2
sacred
3
saint
4
sage
圣人
shèng rén
1
saint
2
sage
3
refers to Confucius 孔子[Kǒng zǐ]
4
the current reigning Emperor
圣代
shèng dài
1
sundae (loanword)
圣保罗
Shèng bǎo luó
1
St Paul
2
São Paulo, city in Brazil
圣地
shèng dì
1
holy land (of a religion)
2
sacred place
3
shrine
4
holy city (such as Jerusalem, Mecca etc)
5
center of historic interest
圣地亚哥
Shèng dì yà gē
1
Santiago, capital of Chile
2
San Diego, California
圣彼得堡
Shèng Bǐ dé bǎo
1
Saint Petersburg (city in Russia)
圣徒
shèng tú
1
saint
Idioms
(2)
殷忧启圣
yīn yōu qǐ shèng
1
deep suffering can lead to enlightenment (idiom)
2
storms make oaks take deeper root
圣经贤传
shèng jīng xián zhuàn
1
lit. holy scripture and biography of sage (idiom); refers to Confucian canonical texts
Sample Sentences