Chinese Character Dictionary

圣索非亚大教堂

Shèng Suŏ fēi yà dà jiào táng

Hagia Sophia (the main cathedral of Constantinople, subsequently the major mosque of Istanbul)

圣经

Shèng jīng

Holy Bible

圣经典故

shèng jīng diăn gù

biblical classic

圣经外传

Shèng jīng wài zhuàn

Apocrypha

圣经段落

shèng jīng duàn luò

Bible passage

圣经贤传

shèng jīng xián zhuàn

lit. holy scripture and biography of sage (idiom); refers to Confucian canonical texts

圣者

shèng zhĕ

holy one

圣职

shèng zhí

priesthood

圣胎

shèng tāi

immortal body (of born again Daoist)

圣胡安

Shèng Hú ān

San Juan, capital of Puerto Rico

圣荷西

Shèng Hé xī

San Jose

圣菲

Shèng Fēi

Santa Fe

圣萨尔瓦多

Shèng Sà ĕr wă duō

San Salvador, capital of El Salvador

圣药

shèng yào

panacea

圣训

shèng xùn

sage's instructions

圣诗

shèng shī

hymn

圣诞

Shèng dàn

Christmas

圣诞前夕

Shèng dàn qián xī

Christmas eve

圣诞卡

Shèng dàn kă

Christmas card

圣诞岛

Shèng dàn Dăo

Christmas Island, Australia

圣诞快乐

Shèng dàn kuài lè

Merry Christmas

圣诞树

Shèng dàn shù

Christmas tree

圣诞节

Shèng dàn jié

Christmas time

圣诞红

shèng dàn hóng

poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima)

圣诞老人

Shèng dàn Lăo rén

Father Christmas

圣诞花

shèng dàn huā

poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima)

圣诞颂

Shèng dàn Sòng

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

圣谕

shèng yù

imperial edict

圣贤

shèng xián

a sage

圣贤书

shèng xián shū

holy book

圣赫勒拿

Shèng hè lēi ná

St Helena

圣赫勒拿岛

Shèng Hè lè ná Dăo

Saint Helena

圣迹

shèng jì

Holy relic

圣路易斯

Shèng lù yì sī

St Louis, large city in eastern Missouri

圣躬

shèng gōng

the Emperor's body

圣雄

shèng xióng

sage hero

圣露西亚

Shèng Lù xī yà

Saint Lucia (Tw)

圣灵

Shèng líng

Holy Ghost

圣灵降临

Shèng líng jiàng lín

Pentecost

圣餐

shèng cān

Holy communion (of the Christian mass)

圣餐台

shèng cān tái

(Christian) altar

圣马利诺

Shèng Mă lì nuò

San Marino (Tw)

圣马力诺

Shèng mă lì nuò

San Marino

圣马洛

Shèng Mă luò

St Malo, town in Normandy

圣体

shèng tĭ

the Emperor's body

圣体节

Shèng tĭ jié

Corpus Christi (Catholic festival on second Thursday after Whit Sunday)

圣体血

shèng tĭ xuè

the body and blood of Christ

聘

pìn

to engage (a teacher etc)

聘任

pìn rèn

to appoint (to a position)

聘问

pìn wèn

international exchange of visits

聘娶婚

pìn qŭ hūn

formal betrothal (in which the boy's family sends presents to the girl's family)

聘书

pìn shū

letter of appointment

聘用

pìn yòng

to employ

聘礼

pìn lĭ

betrothal gift

聘请

pìn qĭng

to engage

聘金

pìn jīn

betrothal money (given to the bride's family)

聚

jù

to congregate

聚丙烯

jù bĭng xī

polypropylene

聚乙烯

jù yĭ xī

polythene

聚伙

jù huŏ

to gather a crowd