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大賢 a great man, usu. referring to the past;
見賢思齊 see a wise, good man and try to emulate him;
讓賢，讓賢路 give way to the good men in government administration: 選賢與能 (AC) appoint the good men and able men to office.
賢人，賢良，賢德 [xian2ren2], [xian2liang2], [xian2de2]↓.
(2) (Court.) your, your good (husband, etc.), also vocatively, my good (husband, etc.): 賢兄 your elder brother, also used like “my good friend”;
賢弟 your younger brother, also used by teacher or elder in addressing pupil or one younger;
賢甥 your nephew, my good nephew;
same with 姊，妹，婿，妻 elder sister, younger sister, son-in-law, wife;
賢荊 (court.) your or my dear wife;
賢昆仲 your brothers;
賢內助 your good wife;
賢妻良母 understanding wife and loving mother;
賢郎 (vocative) younger person, son-in-law;
賢阮 nephew (allu. 阮咸，阮籍 uncle and nephew both distinguished).
2.賢契 [xian2qi4], n., (vocative) pupil, also nephew.
3.賢達 [xian2da2], adj. & n., wise and honored; such person.
4.賢德 [xian2de2], adj. & n., virtuous; virtue.
5.賢惠 [xian2hui0], adj., (also wr. 賢慧 ) (of wife) good and wise: 他的媳婦很賢惠 his wife is capable and good.
6.賢者 [xian2zhe3], n., see [xian2ren2]↓; as in 賢者多勞 （court.） a good man is always wanted for every thing.
7.賢哲 [xian2zhe2], n., good and wise teachers of the past.
8.賢良 [xian2liang2], n., & adj, good men; & adj, good and virtuous: 賢良方正 good and able men promoted by selection and recommendation in Hahn Dyn.
9.賢明 [xian2ming2], adj., wise (administrator), enlightened (ruler).
10.賢能 [xian2neng2], adj., able and good.
11.賢人 [xian2ren2], n., good and wise man.
12.賢淑 [xian2shu2], adj., (of woman) good and refined.
13.賢士 [xian2shi4], n., distinguished men; (Budd.) a teacher living at home.
14.賢才 [xian2cai2], n., bright talent of a nation.
15.賢彥 [xian2yan4], n., the distinguished men.