virtuous; kind and understanding (of women)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
virtuous; kind-hearted, reasonable and amiable (traditionally used to describe women)
Traditionally used to describe feminine virtues in a domestic context. Often written as the variant 贤惠, which is more common in modern usage.
Tā她
shì是
yī一
wèi位
xián贤
huì慧
de的
qī妻
zi子
，
bǎ把
jiā家
lǐ里
dǎ打
lǐ理
de得
jǐng井
jǐng井
yǒu有
tiáo条
。
She is a virtuous wife who keeps the household in perfect order.
Lín邻
jū居
men们
dōu都
kuā夸
tā她
xián贤
huì慧
dǒng懂
shì事
，
xiào孝
shùn顺
gōng公
pó婆
。
The neighbors all praise her for being virtuous, sensible, and filial to her parents-in-law.
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Wēn温
róu柔
xián贤
huì慧
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
chuán传
tǒng统
nǚ女
xìng性
de的
měi美
dé德
zhī之
yī一
。
Gentleness and virtuousness are among the traditional virtues of Chinese women.