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[1] holy; sacred [2] [n] sage Stroke count: 13
Level: 3
Radical: 耳 (#128)
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聖誕快樂
sing3 daan3 faai3 lok6 = Merry Christmas
聖誕老人
sing3 daan3 lou5 jan4 = Father Christmas (Santa Claus)
聖誕樹
sing3 daan3 syu6 = Christmas tree
聖誕咭
sing3 daan3 kaat1 = Christmas card 粵
聖誕禮物
sing3 daan3 lai5 mat6 = Christmas present
萬聖節前夜
maan6 sing3 zit3 cin4 je6 = Halloween
萬聖節前夕
maan6 sing3 zit3 cin4 zik6 = Halloween
聖誕節
sing3 daan3 zit3 = Christmas
神聖
san4 sing3 = holy; hallowed; sacred; divine
聖誕
sing3 daan3 = Christmas
聖誕節前夕
sing3 daan3 zit3 cin4 zik6 = Christmas eve
聖誕花
seng3 daan3 faa1 = poinsettia
聖經
sing3 ging1 = the Bible
聖經舊約
sing3 ging1 gau6 joek3 = the Old Testament
聖經新約
sing3 ging1 san1 joek3 = the New Testament
成為聖徒
sing4 wai4 sing3 tou4 = to saint
書聖
syu1 sing3 = a great calligraphy master
神聖的
san4 sing3 dik1 = venerable 國
聖經寓言
sing3 ging1 jyu6 jin4 = Christian allegory
朝聖
ciu4 sing3 = pilgrimage; Chiu Sing
聖母
sing3 mou5 = the Virgin Mary (lit., "holy mother")
萬聖節
maan6 sing3 zit3 = Halloween
神聖天皇
san4 sing3 tin1 wong4 = a divine Emperor
聖誕大餐
sing3 daan3 daai6 caan1 = Christmas Eve dinner, Christmas dinner
聖人
sing3 jan4 = [n] a saint (in a religious context); a sage; a "perfect person"
聖水
sing3 seoi2 = holy water
聖經段落
sing3 ging1 dyun6 lok6 = Bible passage (common formation)
聖誕帽
sing3 daan3 mou6*2 = a Santa hat (common formation)
聖火
sing3 fo2 = sacred fire
聖嬰
sing3 jing1 = the child Jesus; the infant Jesus
聖潔
sing3 git3 = pure and holy; saintliness
聖代
sing3 doi6 = a sundae
聖母峰
sing3 mou5 fung1 = Mount Everest (calqued as the goddess peak)
聖物
sing3 mat6 = [religious] relic
聖誕餐
sing3 daan3 caan1 = Christmas dinner
何方神聖
ho4 fong1 san4 sing3 = Where are you from? (used in ancient costume dramas)
聖徒
sing3 tou4 = saint
點燃聖火
dim2 jin4 sing3 fo2 = ignite the olympic flame
聖餐
sing3 caan1 = Holy communion (of the Christian mass); sacrament
聖誕飾物
sing3 daan3 sik1 mat6 = Christmas ornament, decoration
聖誕歌
sing3 daan3 go1 = Christmas song
聖華倫泰節
sing3 waa4 leon4 taai3 zit3 = Valentine's Day
聖瓦倫丁節
sing3 ngaa5 leon4 ding1 zit3 = Valentine's Day
聖壇
sing3 taan4 = an altar
情聖
cing4 sing3 = king of romance; mister loverman
至聖先師
zi3 sing3 sin1 si1 = Confucius (the greatest sage of all)
聖戰
sing3 zin3 = jihad, holy war
聖子
sing3 zi2 = Holy Son; Jesus Christ
聖基茨和尼維斯
sing3 gei1 ci4 wo4 nei4 wai4 si1 = Saint Kitts and Nevis
聖盧西亞
sing3 lou4 sai1 aa3 = Saint Lucia
聖文森特和格林納丁斯
sing3 man4 sam1 dak6 wo4 gaak3 lam4 naap6 ding1 si1 = Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
聖馬力諾
sing3 maa5 lik6 nok6 = San Marino (common formation)
聖多美和普林西比
sing3 do1 mei5 wo4 pou2 lam4 sai1 bei2 = Sao Tome and Principe
伊斯蘭聖戰組織
ji1 si1 laan4 sing3 zin3 zou2 zik1 = Islamic Jihad (Palestinian armed faction)
聖安多尼教堂
sing3 on1 do1 nei4 gaau3 tong4 = Igreja de St. Antonio (also 花王堂)
聖保祿教堂
sing3 bou2 luk6 gaau3 tong4 = The Church of St. Paul
聖約翰大教堂
sing3 joek3 hon6 daai6 gaau3 tong4 = St. John's Cathedral
神聖同盟
san4 sing3 tung4 mang4 = the Holy Alliance (1815-1830)
聖母教堂
sing3 mou5 gaau3 tong4 = Church of Our Lady; Frauenkirche
神聖羅馬帝國
san4 sing3 lo4 maa5 dai3 gwok3 = the Holy Roman empire (hist.) (common formation)
耶穌基督後期聖徒教會
je4 sou1 gei1 duk1 hau6 kei4 sing3 tou4 gaau3 wui6*2 = The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS)
聖地牙哥
sing3 dei6 ngaa4 go1 = San Diego (pre-1997 transliteration) 粵
聖迭戈
sing3 dit6 gwo1 = San Diego (post-1997 transliteration)
穆聖
muk6 sing3 = the prophet Muhammad
面聖
min6 sing3 = meet with an emperor face to face
聖荷西
sing3 ho4 sai1 = San Jose (loanword)
聖芳濟書院
sing3 fong1 zai3 syu1 jyun6*2 = Saint / St. Francis Xavier\'s College
聖徒傳
sing3 tou4 zyun6 = hagiography (common formation)
齊天大聖
cai4 tin1 daai6 sing3 = Great Sage the Equal of Heaven
聖地亞哥
sing3 dei6 aa3 go1 = San Diego; Santiago
神聖不可侵犯
san4 sing3 bat1 ho2 cam1 faan6 = sacred and inviolable
聖訓
sing3 fan3 = sage's instructions; imperial edict; Hadith
聖哲瑪里琪第一式
sing3 zit3 maa5 lei5 kei4 dai6 jat1 sik1 = [yoga] Marichyasana II, Sage Marichi's Pose II
陳聖元
can4 sing3 jyun4 = Zippo Chen (a.k.a, Awan)
黃聖依
wong4 sing3 ji1 = Eva Huang |
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