賢 (jin4) — worthy; virtuous; capable; talented in Cantonese
jinˎ₄賢简 贤
Mandarin Pinyin: xian2
Meaning of 賢
nounworthy; virtuous; capable; talented
nounworthy person; virtuous and talented person
nouna term of respectful address for a younger person
Example Sentences with 賢
keoiˏ₅佢haiˍ₆係jinˎ₄賢noiˍ₆內zo6.助。
She is a virtuous helper.
ngoˏ₅我zungˉ¹鍾ji˗₃意jamˍ₆任sinˎ₄賢caiˎ₄齊
I like Richie Jen.
keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好ciˏ₅似jamˍ₆任sinˎ₄賢caiˎ₄齊
He looks like Richie Jen.
jamˍ₆任sinˎ₄賢caiˎ₄齊laiˎ₄嚟ganˊ²緊
Richie Jen is coming.
tingˉ¹聽jamˍ₆任sinˎ₄賢caiˎ₄齊goˉ¹歌
Listen to Richie Jen's songs.
Words Containing 賢
見賢思齊gin3 jin4 si1 cai4
emulate a good and wise man; emulate a worthy person
賢良jin4 loeng4
(of a man) able and virtuous
賢德jin4 dak1
virtuous
賢妻良母jin4 cai1 loeng4 mou5
virtuous wife and good mother
賢惠jin4 wai6
virtuous; chaste
賢淑jin4 suk6
(of a woman) virtuous; kind-hearted
任賢齊jam4 jin4 cai4
Richie Ren, a Taiwanese singer and actor
孝子賢孫haau3 zi2 jin4 syun1
filial sons and good grandchildren
謝賢ze6 jin4
Patrick Tse Yin, name of actor in Hong Kong
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