shèng xiándictionary entry
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a sage / wise and holy man / virtuous ruler / Buddhist lama / wine
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Original source entry:

聖賢 圣贤 [sheng4 xian2] /a sage/wise and holy man/virtuous ruler/Buddhist lama/wine/

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圣贤
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