"先聖" meaning in Chinese

See 先聖 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA], /siːn⁵⁵ sɪŋ³³/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA] Forms: 先圣 [Simplified-Chinese]
Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 先聖
  1. (literary) ancient sage Tags: literary Synonyms (ancient sage): 古聖 (gǔshèng), 古圣 (gǔshèng)
    Sense id: en-先聖-zh-noun-cKTThjzk Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of 'ancient sage': 100 0
  2. (literary) Confucius Tags: literary Synonyms (Cultural Revolution): 孔老二 (Kǒnglǎo'èr) [derogatory]
    Sense id: en-先聖-zh-noun-XSjH0T~C Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93 Disambiguation of 'Cultural Revolution': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 仲尼 (Zhòngní), 先師 (xiānshī), 先师 (xiānshī), 夫子 (fūzǐ), (kǒng), 孔丘 (Kǒng Qiū), 孔夫子 (Kǒng Fūzǐ), 孔子 (Kǒngzǐ), 孔子公 [Hokkien], 素王 (sùwáng)
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0
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      "zh_pron": "xiānshèng"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄒㄧㄢ ㄕㄥˋ"
    },
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        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sin¹ sing³"
    },
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      "zh_pron": "xiānshèng"
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      "zh_pron": "ㄒㄧㄢ ㄕㄥˋ"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sianshèng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "hsien¹-shêng⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "syān-shèng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "shianshenq"
    },
    {
      "roman": "sjanʹšɛn",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "сяньшэн"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵¹/",
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        "Hong Kong"
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        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
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      "zh_pron": "xin¹ xing³"
    },
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        "Hong Kong"
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      "roman": "Zhòngní",
      "word": "仲尼"
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      "roman": "xiānshī",
      "word": "先師"
    },
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      "roman": "xiānshī",
      "word": "先师"
    },
    {
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      "roman": "fūzǐ",
      "word": "夫子"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "kǒng",
      "word": "孔"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "Kǒng Qiū",
      "word": "孔丘"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "Kǒng Fūzǐ",
      "word": "孔夫子"
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      "word": "孔子"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
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      "word": "孔子公"
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      "roman": "sùwáng",
      "word": "素王"
    }
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    },
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        "Jyutping"
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    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
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    },
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        "Mandarin",
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        "Bopomofo"
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      "zh_pron": "ㄒㄧㄢ ㄕㄥˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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      "zh_pron": "sianshèng"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "hsien¹-shêng⁴"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "syān-shèng"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "shianshenq"
    },
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      "roman": "sjanʹšɛn",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "сяньшэн"
    },
    {
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    },
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    },
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
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      "zh_pron": "sīn sing"
    },
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        "Hong Kong"
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
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        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sin¹ sing³"
    },
    {
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        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "xin¹ xing³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siːn⁵⁵ sɪŋ³³/",
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      "roman": "gǔshèng",
      "sense": "ancient sage",
      "word": "古聖"
    },
    {
      "roman": "gǔshèng",
      "sense": "ancient sage",
      "word": "古圣"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Zhòngní",
      "word": "仲尼"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xiānshī",
      "word": "先師"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xiānshī",
      "word": "先师"
    },
    {
      "roman": "fūzǐ",
      "word": "夫子"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kǒng",
      "word": "孔"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Kǒng Qiū",
      "word": "孔丘"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Kǒng Fūzǐ",
      "word": "孔夫子"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Kǒngzǐ",
      "word": "孔子"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "孔子公"
    },
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      "roman": "Kǒnglǎo'èr",
      "sense": "Cultural Revolution",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "孔老二"
    },
    {
      "roman": "sùwáng",
      "word": "素王"
    }
  ],
  "word": "先聖"
}

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