聖〔圣〕 sing³ {shèng}

1. holy
2. sacred
3. saint
4. sage

聖堂〔圣-〕 sing³ tong⁴ {shèng táng}

church; Confucian temple

聖杯〔圣-〕 sing³ bui¹ {shèng bēi}

Holy Grail

聖餐〔圣-〕 sing³ caan¹ {shèng cān}

1. Holy communion (of the Christian mass)
2. sacrament

聖朝〔圣-〕 sing³ ciu⁴ {shèng cháo}

1. the current imperial dynasty
2. one's own court

聖誕〔圣诞〕 sing³ daan³ {Shèng dàn}

1. Christmas
2. birthday of reigning Emperor
3. Confucius' birthday

聖地〔圣-〕 sing³ dei⁶ {shèng dì}

1. holy land (of a religion)
2. sacred place
3. shrine
4. holy city (such as Jerusalem, Mecca etc)
5. center of historic interest

聖典〔圣-〕 sing³ din² {shèng diǎn}

1. sacred writing
2. canon

聖殿〔圣-〕 sing³ din⁶ {shèng diàn}

temple

聖代〔圣-〕 sing³ doi⁶ {shèng dài}

sundae (ice cream dessert with toppings) (loanword)

聖化〔圣-〕 sing³ faa³ {shèng huà}

1. sanctify
2. sanctification
3. consecrate

聖訓〔圣训〕 sing³ fan³ {shèng xùn}

1. sage's instructions
2. imperial edict

聖菲〔圣-〕 sing³ fei¹ {Shèng Fēi}

Santa Fe

聖火〔圣-〕 sing³ fo² {shèng huǒ}

1. sacred fire
2. Olympic flame

聖父〔圣-〕 sing³ fu⁶ {Shèng Fù}

1. Holy Father
2. God the Father (in the Christian Trinity)

聖經〔圣经〕 sing³ ging¹ {Shèng jīng}

1. Holy Bible
2. the Confucian classics
3. CL: 本,部

聖潔〔圣洁〕 sing³ git³ {shèng jié}

pure and holy

聖歌〔圣-〕 sing³ go¹ {shèng gē}

hymn

聖躬〔圣-〕 sing³ gung¹ {shèng gōng}

1. the Emperor's body
2. Holy body
3. the current reigning Emperor

聖君〔圣-〕 sing³ gwan¹ {shèng jūn}

sage

聖雄〔圣-〕 sing³ hung⁴ {shèng xióng}

1. sage hero
2. refers to Mahatma Gandhi

聖人〔圣-〕 sing³ jan⁴ {shèng rén}

1. saint
2. sage
3. refers to Confucius 孔子
4. the current reigning Emperor

聖賢〔圣贤〕 sing³ jin⁴ {shèng xián}

1. a sage
2. wise and holy man
3. virtuous ruler
4. Buddhist lama
5. wine

聖嬰〔圣婴〕 sing³ jing¹ {Shèng Yīng}

1. El Niño (meteorology)
2. Holy Infant (cf biblical nativity story)

聖約〔圣约〕 sing³ joek³ {shèng yuē}

covenant

聖藥〔圣药〕 sing³ joek⁶ {shèng yào}

panacea

聖諭〔圣谕〕 sing³ jyu⁶ {shèng yù}

1. imperial edict
2. see also 上諭

聖禮〔圣礼〕 sing³ lai⁵ {shèng lǐ}

1. Holy sacrament
2. Christian rite (esp. Protestant)

聖靈〔圣灵〕 sing³ ling⁴ {Shèng líng}

1. Holy Ghost
2. Holy Spirit

聖明〔圣-〕 sing³ ming⁴ {shèng míng}

1. enlightened sage
2. brilliant master (flattering words applied to ruler)

聖廟〔圣庙〕 sing³ miu⁶ {shèng miào}

shrine to a sage (esp. Confucius)

聖母〔圣-〕 sing³ mou⁵ {Shèng mǔ}

1. Holy Mother
2. goddess
3. the Virgin Mary

聖盤〔圣盘〕 sing³ pun⁴ {shèng pán}

Holy Grail

聖洗〔圣-〕 sing³ sai² {shèng xǐ}

baptism (Christian ceremony)

聖心〔圣-〕 sing³ sam¹ {shèng xīn}

Sacred Heart (Christian)

聖神〔圣-〕 sing³ san⁴ {Shèng shén}

1. feudal term of praise for ruler, king or emperor
2. general term for saint in former times
3. term for God during the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom 太平天國
4. Holy Spirit (in Christian Trinity)

聖手〔圣-〕 sing³ sau² {shèng shǒu}

1. divine physician
2. sage doctor
3. highly skilled practitioner

聖水〔圣-〕 sing³ seoi² {shèng shuǐ}

holy water

聖詩〔圣诗〕 sing³ si¹ {shèng shī}

hymn

聖事〔圣-〕 sing³ si⁶ {shèng shì}

1. Holy sacrament
2. Christian rite (esp. Catholic)
3. also called 聖禮 by Protestants

聖城〔圣-〕 sing³ sing⁴ {shèng chéng}

Holy City

聖上〔圣-〕 sing³ soeng⁶ {shèng shàng}

courtier's or minister's form of address for the current Emperor

聖體〔圣体〕 sing³ tai² {shèng tǐ}

1. the Emperor's body
2. Jesus' body
3. communion wafer (in Christian mass)

聖胎〔圣-〕 sing³ toi¹ {shèng tāi}

immortal body (of born again Daoist)

聖徒〔圣-〕 sing³ tou⁴ {shèng tú}

saint

聖王〔圣-〕 sing³ wong⁴ {shèng wáng}

sage ruler

聖僧〔圣-〕 sing³ zang¹ {shèng sēng}

senior monk

聖者〔圣-〕 sing³ ze² {shèng zhě}

1. holy one
2. saint

聖子〔圣-〕 sing³ zi² {Shèng zǐ}

1. Holy Son
2. Jesus Christ
3. God the Son (in the Christian Trinity)

聖旨〔圣-〕 sing³ zi² {shèng zhǐ}

imperial edict

聖職〔圣职〕 sing³ zik¹ {shèng zhí}

priesthood

聖跡〔圣迹〕 sing³ zik¹ {shèng jì}

1. Holy relic
2. miracle

聖戰〔圣战〕 sing³ zin³ {shèng zhàn}

1. Holy war
2. jihad

聖哲〔圣-〕 sing³ zit³ {shèng zhé}

sage

聖像〔圣-〕 sing³ zoeng⁶ {shèng xiàng}

1. icon
2. iconic
3. religious image
4. figure (of Confucius, Buddha, Jesus Christ, the Virgin Mary etc)
5. CL: 張

聖祖〔圣-〕 sing³ zou² {shèng zǔ}

1. divine ancester
2. patron saint

聖誕咭〔圣诞-〕 sing³ daan³ gat¹ {shèng dàn jī}

christmas card

聖誕歌〔圣诞-〕 sing³ daan³ go¹ {shèng dàn gē}

Christmas song

聖誕帽〔圣诞-〕 sing³ daan³ mou² {shèng dàn mào}

a Santa hat

聖迭戈〔圣--〕 sing³ dit⁶ gwo¹ {Shèng dié gē}

San Diego

聖彼得〔圣--〕 sing³ bei² dak¹ {Shèng Bǐ dé}

Saint Peter

聖保羅〔圣-罗〕 sing³ bou² lo⁴ {Shèng bǎo luó}

1. St Paul
2. São Paulo, city in Brazil

聖餐檯〔圣-台〕 sing³ caan¹ toi⁴ {shèng cān tái}

(Christian) altar

聖大非〔圣--〕 sing³ daai⁶ fei¹ {Shèng Dà fēi}

Santa Fe

聖誕島〔圣诞岛〕 sing³ daan³ dou² {Shèng dàn Dǎo}

Christmas Island, Australia

聖誕花〔圣诞-〕 sing³ daan³ faa¹ {shèng dàn huā}

poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima)

聖誕紅〔圣诞红〕 sing³ daan³ hung⁴ {shèng dàn hóng}

poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima)

聖誕卡〔圣诞-〕 sing³ daan³ kaat¹ {Shèng dàn kǎ}

Christmas card

聖誕樹〔圣诞树〕 sing³ daan³ syu⁶ {Shèng dàn shù}

Christmas tree

聖誕節〔圣诞节〕 sing³ daan³ zit³ {Shèng dàn jié}

1. Christmas time
2. Christmas season
3. Christmas

聖誕頌〔圣诞颂〕 sing³ daan³ zung⁶ {Shèng dàn Sòng}

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

聖但尼〔圣--〕 sing³ daan⁶ nei⁴ {Shèng dàn ní}

St Denis or St Dennis

聖多美〔圣--〕 sing³ do¹ mei⁵ {Shèng Duō měi}

Sao Tome, capital of Sao Tome and Principe

聖灰節〔圣-节〕 sing³ fui¹ zit³ {shèng huī jié}

Ash Wednesday (first day of Lent)

聖荷西〔圣--〕 sing³ ho⁴ sai¹ {Shèng Hé xī}

San Jose

聖賢書〔圣贤书〕 sing³ jin⁴ syu¹ {shèng xián shū}

holy book

聖約翰〔圣约-〕 sing³ joek³ hon⁶ {Shèng Yuē hàn}

Saint John

聖喬治〔圣乔-〕 sing³ kiu⁴ zi⁶ {shèng Qiáo zhì}

St George

聖馬洛〔圣马-〕 sing³ maa⁵ lok⁶ {Shèng Mǎ luò}

St Malo, town in Normandy

聖母峰〔圣--〕 sing³ mou⁵ fung¹ {Shèng mǔ fēng}

1. Goddess peak (Nepalese: Sagarmatha, Sky Goddess)
2. refers to Mt Chomolungma or Qomolangma (Tibetan), Chinese 珠穆朗瑪峰
3. Mt Everest

聖納帕〔圣纳-〕 sing³ naap⁶ paak³ {Shèng nà pà}

1. Agia Napa, Cyprus
2. Ayia Napa, Cyprus

聖女果〔圣--〕 sing³ neoi⁵ gwo² {shèng nǚ guǒ}

cherry tomato

聖心節〔圣-节〕 sing³ sam¹ zit³ {shèng xīn jié}

Feast of the Sacred Heart

聖塔倫〔圣-伦〕 sing³ taap³ leon⁴ {Shèng tǎ lún}

1. Santarém (Portugal)
2. Santarém (Brazil)

聖體血〔圣体-〕 sing³ tai² hyut³ {shèng tǐ xuè}

1. the body and blood of Christ
2. Holy communion

聖體節〔圣体节〕 sing³ tai² zit³ {Shèng tǐ jié}

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

聖胡安〔圣--〕 sing³ wu⁴ on¹ {Shèng Hú ān}

San Juan, capital of Puerto Rico

聖哉經〔圣-经〕 sing³ zoi¹ ging¹ {shèng zāi jīng}

Sanctus (section of Catholic mass)

聖燭節〔圣烛节〕 sing³ zuk¹ zit³ {Shèng zhú jié}

Candlemas (Christian Festival on 2nd February)

聖誕禮物〔圣诞礼-〕 sing³ daan³ lai⁵ mat⁶ {Shèng dàn lǐ wù}

Christmas gift

聖彼得堡〔圣---〕 sing³ bei² dak¹ bou² {Shèng Bǐ dé bǎo}

Saint Petersburg (city in Russia)

聖誕前夕〔圣诞--〕 sing³ daan³ cin⁴ zik⁶ {Shèng dàn qián xī}

Christmas eve

聖誕快樂〔圣诞-乐〕 sing³ daan³ faai³ lok⁶ {Shèng dàn kuài lè}

Merry Christmas

聖誕老人〔圣诞--〕 sing³ daan³ lou⁵ jan⁴ {Shèng dàn Lǎo rén}

1. Father Christmas
2. Santa Claus

聖德太子〔圣---〕 sing³ dak¹ taai³ zi² {Shèng dé Tài zǐ}

Prince Shōtoku Taiji (574-621), major Japanese statesman and reformer of the Asuka period 飛鳥時代, proponent of state Buddhism, portrayed as Buddhist saint

聖地亞哥〔圣-亚-〕 sing³ dei⁶ aa³ go¹ {Shèng dì yà gē}

Santiago, capital of Chile

聖地牙哥〔圣---〕 sing³ dei⁶ ngaa⁴ go¹ {Shèng dì yá gē}

San Diego, California

聖多明哥〔圣---〕 sing³ do¹ ming⁴ go¹ {Shèng Duō míng gē}

Santo Domingo, capital of Dominican Republic (Tw)

聖多明各〔圣---〕 sing³ do¹ ming⁴ gok³ {Shèng Duō míng gè}

San Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic

聖經典故〔圣经--〕 sing³ ging¹ din² gu³ {shèng jīng diǎn gù}

biblical classic

聖經段落〔圣经--〕 sing³ ging¹ dyun⁶ lok⁶ {shèng jīng duàn luò}

Bible passage

聖經賢傳〔圣经贤传〕 sing³ ging¹ jin⁴ zyun⁶ {shèng jīng xián zhuàn}

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

聖經外傳〔圣经-传〕 sing³ ging¹ ngoi⁶ zyun⁶ {Shèng jīng Wài zhuàn}

1. Apocrypha
2. biography external to the classics

聖哈辛托〔圣---〕 sing³ haa¹ san¹ tok³ {Shèng hā xīn tuō}

San Jacinto

聖赫勒拿〔圣---〕 sing³ haak¹ lak⁶ naa⁴ {Shèng hè lēi ná}

St Helena

聖克魯斯〔圣-鲁-〕 sing³ hak¹ lou⁵ si¹ {Shèng Kè lǔ sī}

Santa Cruz

聖凱瑟琳〔圣凯--〕 sing³ hoi² sat¹ lam⁴ {Shèng Kǎi sè lín}

Saint Catherine

聖約翰斯〔圣约--〕 sing³ joek³ hon⁶ si¹ {Shèng Yuē hàn sī}

St John's, capital of Labrador and Newfoundland province, Canada

聖約瑟夫〔圣约--〕 sing³ joek³ sat¹ fu¹ {Shèng Yuē sè fū}

Saint Joseph

聖靈降臨〔圣灵-临〕 sing³ ling⁴ gong³ lam⁴ {Shèng líng jiàng lín}

Pentecost

聖盧西亞〔圣卢-亚〕 sing³ lou⁴ sai¹ aa³ {Shèng Lú xī yà}

Saint Lucia

聖路易斯〔圣---〕 sing³ lou⁶ jik⁶ si¹ {Shèng lù yì sī}

St Louis, large city in eastern Missouri

聖露西亞〔圣--亚〕 sing³ lou⁶ sai¹ aa³ {Shèng Lù xī yà}

Saint Lucia (Tw)

聖馬利諾〔圣马-诺〕 sing³ maa⁵ lei⁶ nok⁶ {Shèng Mǎ lì nuò}

San Marino (Tw)

聖馬力諾〔圣马-诺〕 sing³ maa⁵ lik⁶ nok⁶ {Shèng mǎ lì nuò}

San Marino

聖母教堂〔圣---〕 sing³ mou⁵ gaau³ tong⁴ {shèng mǔ jiào táng}

1. Church of Our Lady
2. Frauenkirche

聖女貞德〔圣-贞-〕 sing³ neoi⁵ zing¹ dak¹ {Shèng nǚ Zhēn dé}

Joan of Arc (1412-1431), French heroine and liberator, executed as a witch by the Burgundians and English

聖安德魯〔圣--鲁〕 sing³ on¹ dak¹ lou⁵ {shèng Ān dé lǔ}

St Andrew

聖神降臨〔圣--临〕 sing³ san⁴ gong³ lam⁴ {Shèng shén jiàng lín}

Whit Sunday (Christian Festival celebrating the Holy Spirit)

聖索非亞〔圣--亚〕 sing³ sok³ fei¹ aa³ {Shèng Suǒ fēi yà}

Hagia Sophia (Greek: Holy wisdom)

聖灰瞻禮日〔圣--礼-〕 sing³ fui¹ zim¹ lai⁵ jat⁶ {Shèng huī zhān lǐ rì}

Ash Wednesday

聖赫勒拿島〔圣---岛〕 sing³ haak¹ lak⁶ naa⁴ dou² {Shèng Hè lè ná Dǎo}

Saint Helena

聖克魯斯島〔圣-鲁-岛〕 sing³ hak¹ lou⁵ si¹ dou² {Shèng Kè lǔ sī Dǎo}

Santa Cruz Island, off the California coast

聖賢孔子鳥〔圣贤--鸟〕 sing³ jin⁴ hung² zi² niu⁵ {shèng xián Kǒng zǐ niǎo}

Confuciusornis sanctus (Jurassic fossil bird)

聖勞倫斯河〔圣劳伦--〕 sing³ lou⁴ leon⁴ si¹ ho⁴ {Shèng Láo lún sī Hé}

St Lawrence River, Canada

聖盧西亞島〔圣卢-亚岛〕 sing³ lou⁴ sai¹ aa³ dou² {Shèng Lú xī yà Dǎo}

Saint Lucia

聖母瑪利亞〔圣-玛-亚〕 sing³ mou⁵ maa⁵ lei⁶ aa³ {Shèng mǔ Mǎ lì yà}

Mary (mother of Jesus)

聖母升天節〔圣---节〕 sing³ mou⁵ sing¹ tin¹ zit³ {Shèng mǔ shēng tiān jié}

Assumption of the Virgin Mary (Christian festival on 15th August)

聖安東尼奧〔圣-东-奥〕 sing³ on¹ dung¹ nei⁴ ou³ {Shèng Ān dōng ní ào}

San Antonio, Texas

聖奧古斯丁〔圣奥---〕 sing³ ou³ gu² si¹ ding¹ {Shèng Ào gǔ sī dīng}

1. St Augustine
2. Aurelius Augustinus (354-430), theologian and Christian philosopher
3. Sankt Augustin, suburb of Beuel, Bonn, Germany

聖帕特里克〔圣----〕 sing³ paak³ dak⁶ lei⁵ hak¹ {Shèng Pà tè lǐ kè}

Saint Patrick

聖薩爾瓦多〔圣萨尔--〕 sing³ saat³ ji⁵ ngaa⁵ do¹ {Shèng Sà ěr wǎ duō}

San Salvador, capital of El Salvador

聖神降臨週〔圣--临周〕 sing³ san⁴ gong³ lam⁴ zau¹ {Shèng shén jiàng lín zhōu}

Whitsuntide

聖德肋撒醫院〔圣---医-〕 sing³ dak¹ lak⁶ saat³ ji¹ jyun² {shèng dé lè sā yī yuàn}

St. Teresa's Hospital

聖約翰大教堂〔圣约----〕 sing³ joek³ hon⁶ daai⁶ gaau³ tong⁴ {Shèng yuē hàn dà jiào táng}

St. John's Cathedral

聖伯多祿大殿〔圣--禄--〕 sing³ baak³ do¹ luk⁶ daai⁶ din⁶ {Shèng Bó duō lù Dà diàn}

St Peter's Basilica, Vatican City

聖德克旭貝里〔圣---贝-〕 sing³ dak¹ hak¹ juk¹ bui³ lei⁵ {Shèng dé kè xù bèi lǐ}

(Antoine de) Saint-Exupéry

聖安多尼堂區〔圣----区〕 sing³ on¹ do¹ nei⁴ tong⁴ keoi¹ {Shèng Ān duō ní táng qū}

1. St Anthony Parish (Macau)
2. Freguesia de Santo António

聖潘克勒斯站〔圣-----〕 sing³ pun¹ hak¹ lak⁶ si¹ zaam⁶ {shèng Pān kè lēi sī zhàn}

Saint Pancras (London railway station)

聖多美普林西比〔圣------〕 sing³ do¹ mei⁵ pou² lam⁴ sai¹ bei² {Shèng duō měi pǔ lín xī bǐ}

Sao Tome and Principe

聖基茨和尼維斯〔圣----维-〕 sing³ gei¹ ci⁴ wo⁴ nei⁴ wai⁴ si¹ {Shèng jī cí hé Ní wéi sī}

Saint Kitts and Nevis

聖安德列斯斷層〔圣----断层〕 sing³ on¹ dak¹ lit⁶ si¹ dyun⁶ cang⁴ {Shèng Ān dé liè sī duàn céng}

San Andreas fault, California

聖安地列斯斷層〔圣----断层〕 sing³ on¹ dei⁶ lit⁶ si¹ dyun⁶ cang⁴ {Shèng Ān de liè sī duàn céng}

1. San Andreas fault, California
2. also written 聖安德列斯斷層

聖索非亞大教堂〔圣--亚---〕 sing³ sok³ fei¹ aa³ daai⁶ gaau³ tong⁴ {Shèng Suǒ fēi yà dà jiào táng}

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

聖多美和普林西比〔圣-------〕 sing³ do¹ mei⁵ wo⁴ pou² lam⁴ sai¹ bei² {Shèng duō měi hé Pǔ lín xī bǐ}

São Tomé and Príncipe

聖文森及格瑞那丁〔圣-------〕 sing³ man⁴ sam¹ kap⁶ gaak³ seoi⁶ naa⁵ ding¹ {Shèng Wén sēn jí Gé ruì nà dīng}

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (Tw)

聖文森和格林納丁〔圣-----纳-〕 sing³ man⁴ sam¹ wo⁴ gaak³ lam⁴ naap⁶ ding¹ {Shèng Wén sēn hé Gé lín nà dīng}

St Vincent and Grenadines, Caribbean island in Lesser Antilles

聖皮埃爾和密克隆〔圣--尔----〕 sing³ pei⁴ oi¹ ji⁵ wo⁴ mat⁶ hak¹ lung⁴ {Shèng Pí āi ěr hé Mì kè lóng}

Saint-Pierre and Miquelon

聖文森特和格林納丁斯〔圣------纳--〕 sing³ man⁴ sam¹ dak⁶ wo⁴ gaak³ lam⁴ naap⁶ ding¹ si¹ {Shèng wén sēn tè hé Gé lín nà dīng sī}

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines