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Jyutping sin1 jin4
Pinyin xiān xián

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. worthy predecessor
  2. distinguished person of the past
  3. former sage
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, literary
    sages of the past
    (syn.) 前贤, 前賢, 先達, 先哲, 先达
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    如果外头还有人怀疑,美国是否真的是任何事都可能发生的地方,怀疑我们开国先贤的梦想今天是否依然存在,怀疑我们民主的力量;今夜,就是你们要的答案。
    如果外頭還有人懷疑,美國是否真的是任何事都可能發生的地方,懷疑我們開國先賢的夢想今天是否依然存在,懷疑我們民主的力量;今夜,就是你們要的答案。
    rú guǒ wài tou hái yǒu rén huái yí , měi guó shì fǒu zhēn de shì rèn hé shì dōu kě néng fā shēng de dì fāng , huái yí wǒ men kāi guó xiān xián de mèng xiǎng jīn tiān shì fǒu yī rán cún zài , huái yí wǒ men mín zhǔ de lì liang ; jīn yè , jiù shì nǐ men yào de dá àn 。
    • If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    建国先贤启迪后世,虽死犹生。
    建國先賢啓迪後世,雖死猶生。
    gin3 gwok3 sin1 jin4 kai2 dik6 hau6 sai3, seoi1 sei2 jau4 sang1.
    • The founding fathers of our country have inspired the later generations. Their spirit will live on.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    美国的法律制度中有大陪审团和普通陪审团。美国开国先贤在制定联邦宪法时补充了权利法案,以保障普通公民的权利不受政府权力的侵犯。
    美國的法律制度中有大陪審團和普通陪審團。美國開國先賢在制定聯邦憲法時補充了權利法案,以保障普通公民的權利不受政府權力的侵犯。
    měi guó de fǎ lǜ zhì dù zhōng yǒu dà péi shěn tuán hé pǔ tōng péi shěn tuán . měi guó kāi guó xiān xián zài zhì dìng lián bāng xiàn fǎ shí bǔ chōng le quán lì fǎ àn , yǐ bǎo zhàng pǔ tōng gōng mín de quán lì bù shòu zhèng fǔ quán lì de qīn fàn .
    • Grand juries and ordinary juries exist in the American legal system. The founding fathers of the United States supplemented the Bill of Rights when enacting the Federal Constitution to ensure the rights of normal citizens are not infringed by government powers.