WISE    智慧

INTELLIGENT IN-RELATION-TO what is MOST IMPORTANT for HUMAN LIFE.
WISDOMSAGESAGACIOUSINTELLIGENTCLEVERLEARNEDKNOWLEDGEABLEENLIGHTENEDASTUTESMARTSHREWDSHARP-WITTEDCANNYKNOWINGSENSIBLEPRUDENTDISCERNINGDISCRIMINATINGSOPHISTICATEDJUDICIOUSPERCEPTIVEINSIGHTFULPERSPICACIOUSRATIONALLOGICALSOUNDSANEFORMAL SAPIENT. SAGACITYINTELLIGENCESENSECOMMON SENSESHREWDNESSASTUTENESSSMARTNESSJUDICIOUSNESSJUDGMENTPRUDENCECIRCUMSPECTIONLOGICRATIONALERATIONALITYSOUNDNESSADVISABILITY
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The current general word for wisdom is zhì 智 (ant. yú 愚 "devoid of wisdom") and this may refer to any acquired superior intellectual ability beyond the realm of memorisation or mundane knowledge, the quality which enables one to móu 謀 give good advice.. 2. Shèng 聖 (ant. yōng 庸 "mediocre") refers to supreme sagehood and perfection of character. 3. Míng 明 (ant. bì 蔽 "beclouded, mentally obfuscated") refers to more cerebral clarity of moral insight and superb perceptiveness. 4. Cōng 聰 (ant. dùn 鈍 "numb and insensitive") refers to sharp and incisive intelligence, especially in the analyses of what one has learnt and heard. 5. Huì 慧 can refer to natural profound wisdom and depth of insight, but the word often comes close to referring to natural cunning. 6. Yǐng 穎 is a rare and archaising word referring to quite extraordinary superb intellectual ability. 7. Ruì 睿 refers to general astuteness and thoughtfulness.
Modern Chinese Criteria
智慧 智 慧 慧心 智力 靈性 才智 聰明才智 智謀 才分 才思 藻思 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hyponym
  • TALENT　INTENSELY AND IMPORTANTLY SKILLFUL OR WISE. (anc: 10/0, child: 0)
Antonym
  • INCOMPETENTSTUPID so as NOT to be ABLE to ACT:do DEFINED THINGS one SHOULD DO.
See also
  • SKILLFULABLE to ACT:do something BECAUSE one has LEARNT NECESSARY METHODS. 
  • UNDERSTANDKNOW the BASIC PRINCIPLES of something COMPLEX.
  • UNDERSTANDINGABILITY to UNDERSTAND, AND to EXPLAIN.
Hypernym
  • INTELLIGENT　SKILLFUL IN-RELATION-TO UNDERSTANDING and DECIDING. (anc: 8/0, child: 7)
  • SKILLFUL　ABLE to ACT:do something BECAUSE one has LEARNT NECESSARY METHODS.  (anc: 7/0, child: 6)
  • ABLE　HAVE FEATURES one NEEDS in SELF:oneself FOR ACHIEVING something. (anc: 6/0, child: 16)
  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 17.21

  • Vocabulaire européen des philosophies. Dictionnaire des intraduisibles ( CASSIN 2004) p. 1049

    PRUDENTIAL, PRUDENCE

  • De Rerum Humanarum Emendatione ( COMENIUS 1665) p. 639

    SAPIENS est qvi rerum rationes observat, novit, et ad fines debitos disponit. tria hic reqv. 1. Rerum rationes attendere. 2. Nosse. 3. Usibus debitis, suo et aliorum bono adhibere.

    Ax. Sapiens casum etiam in occasionem boni transfert.

    Sapiens minium casui relinqvit.

    Non sapit cui aliquid rerum non sapit; aut aliter quam natura sua sapit, sapit.

    Non sapit qui rultra rerum scire non sapit.

    (Sapientis est rerum uti - Non sapit qui sibi non sapit, nec tamen satis sapit qui sibi tantum sapit.

    Sapientis enim est semper qvaerer melius: ut, melius est pluribus esse bene qvam uni).

    Non sapit, qvi non semper et ubiqve sapit. non sapit qvi non circa omnia sapit:...

    NB. Etiam abstinendo ijs qvae non intelligit, aut e se administrari non passe intelligit, aut quo usu fiant not satis intelligit, abstinendo inquam sapienter, sapientem se esse ostendit.

  • De differentiis ( DIFFERENTIAE I) p. 19

    PRUDENTIA, SAPIENTIA

    417. Inter Prudentiam et sapientiam. Prudentia [col. 52C] in humanis rebus, sapientia in divinis distribuitur [ Al., tribuitur].

  • De differentiis ( DIFFERENTIAE I) p. 36

    SAPIENS, PRUDENS

    161. C. Fronto: Decens in gestu est, et motu corporis, speciosus; male legitur: formosus ab excellenti specie dicitur, forma naturae bonum, unde etiam formosus dicitur.

    ]

    161. Inter Decentem et speciosum et formosum. Decens motu corporis probatur, speciosus specie, formosus, natura, sive forma.

  • Lateinische Synonyme und Etymologien ( DOEDERLEIN 1840) p.

    WISE

    sapiens refers to a person who choses right aims and pursues these with commendable calmness of mind.

    prudens refers to a person who naturally chooses the right means to a certain aim and regulates his actions with circumspection.

    callidus refers to person who has acquired an ability to choose the right means to a certain aim, and who regulates his actions with circumspection.

  • Sophia und Kosmos - Untersuchungen zur Fruehgeschichte von [griechisch] sophos und sophie ( GLADIGOW 1965) p.

  • Qu'est-ce que la philosophie antique ( HADOT 1995) p. 39

  • 韓非子同義詞研究 ( HANFEI TONGYI 2004) p. 331

  • 韓非子同義詞研究 ( HANFEI TONGYI 2004) p. 366

    智，慧

  • Anthologia sive Florilegium rerum et materiarum selectarum ( LANGIUS 1631) p.

    MAGNANIMITAS

    SAPIENTIA

  • Woerterbuch der Philosophie. Neue Beitraege zu einer Kritik der Sprache ( MAUTHNER WP 1924) p. I.653

    GOETHES WEISHEIT

  • Dictionnaire culturel en langue francaise ( REY 2005) p. 2.1310

  • Dictionnaire culturel en langue francaise ( REY 2005) p. 3.2189

  • Historisches Woerterbuch der Philosophie ( RITTER 1971-2007) p. 12.371

    WEISHEIT

  • Historisches Woerterbuch der Rhetorik ( UEDING 1992ff) p. 5.414-614

  • Key Concepts in Chinese Philosophy ( ZHANG DAINIAN 2002) p. 421

  • 中國文化背景八千詞 Zhongguo wenhua beijing ba qian ci ( WU SANXING 2008) p. 207ff

  • The Encyclopedia of Philosophy ( BORCHERT 2005) p. 10.27

    WISDOM

  • The Encyclopedia of Philosophy ( BORCHERT 2005) p. 10.41

    WISDOM, SOPHROSYNE

  • Encyclopedia of Religion ( JONES 2005) p.

  • SYNONYMES FRANÇOIS, LEURS DIFFÉRENTES SIGNIFICATIONS, ET LE CHOIX QU'IL EN FAUT FAIRE Pour parler avec justesse ( GIRARD 1769) p. 2.395:265

    ERUDIT.DOCTE.SAVANT

  • SYNONYMES FRANÇOIS, LEURS DIFFÉRENTES SIGNIFICATIONS, ET LE CHOIX QU'IL EN FAUT FAIRE Pour parler avec justesse ( GIRARD 1769) p. 2.392:262

    SAVANT.HABILE

  • SYNONYMES FRANÇOIS, LEURS DIFFÉRENTES SIGNIFICATIONS, ET LE CHOIX QU'IL EN FAUT FAIRE Pour parler avec justesse ( GIRARD 1769) p. 2.378:256

    SAGESSE.VERTU

  • SYNONYMES FRANÇOIS, LEURS DIFFÉRENTES SIGNIFICATIONS, ET LE CHOIX QU'IL EN FAUT FAIRE Pour parler avec justesse ( GIRARD 1769) p. 2.102:71

    ECLAIRE.CLAIRVOYANT.INSTRUIT.HOMME DE GENIE.

  • SYNONYMES FRANÇOIS, LEURS DIFFÉRENTES SIGNIFICATIONS, ET LE CHOIX QU'IL EN FAUT FAIRE Pour parler avec justesse ( GIRARD 1769) p. 1.151.113

    SAGESSE.PRUDENCE

  • SYNONYMES FRANÇOIS, LEURS DIFFÉRENTES SIGNIFICATIONS, ET LE CHOIX QU'IL EN FAUT FAIRE Pour parler avec justesse ( GIRARD 1769) p. 1.188.147

    DISCERNEMENT.ESPRIT

  • New Dictiornary of the History of Ideas, 6 vols. ( HOROWITZ 2005) p.

    SAGE PHILOSOPHY

  • New Dictiornary of the History of Ideas, 6 vols. ( HOROWITZ 2005) p.

    WISDOM HUMAN (JACK GOODY)

    • Words (67 items)

    智  zhì OC: tes MC: ʈiɛ
    知  zhì MC: -- OC: -- 87 Attributions

    The current general word for wisdom is zhì 智 (ant. yú 愚 "devoid of wisdom") and this may refer to any superior intellectual ability beyond the realm of memorisation or mundane knowledge, the quality which enables one to móu 謀 give good advice..

      Word relations
    • Inconsist: 民/PEOPLE The dominant current general word for the people is mín 民 (ant. jūn 君 "ruler"), and this term refers to the people particularly insofar as they are ruled by a ruler or belong to a state.
    • Result: 慮/THINK Lǜ 慮 refers to thoughtful long-term strategic (often personal) planning.
    • Ant: 愚/STUPID The dominant word is yú 愚 (ant. zhì 智 "clever; wise"), and the word refers to intellectual obtuseness as well as practical ineptitude.
    • Object: 竭/EXHAUST Jié 竭 (ant. yíng 盈 "leave plenty of something") typically refers to the using up of what one has in one, or what one owns.
    • Contrast: 慧 / 惠/WISE Huì 慧 refers to profound wisdom and depth of insight.
    • Contrast: 聖/WISE Shèng 聖 (ant. yōng 庸 "mediocre") refers to supreme sagehood and perfection of character.
    • Assoc: 仁/BENEVOLENCE Rén 仁 (ant. cán 殘 "cruel" and perhaps ant.* rěn 忍 "be callous, unfeeling") which refers to kind-heartedness and deep human sensibility as a constitutive feature of man as a moral being, is the standard word since Confucius. [ETHICAL], [HIGH-DEGREE]
    • Assoc: 慧 / 惠/WISE Huì 慧 refers to profound wisdom and depth of insight.
    • Assoc: 能/ABLE The commonest word is néng 能 "have an inherent capacity for, have the personal ability to". CURRENT, ENDOGENIC, GRADED, INHERENT, LASTING
    • Assoc: 慮/PLAN Lǜ 慮 refers to a careful personal planning effort based on serious reflection.
    • Assoc: 睿/WISE Ruì 睿 refers to general astuteness and thoughtfulness.
    • Synon: 慧 / 惠/WISE Huì 慧 refers to profound wisdom and depth of insight.
    • Oppos: 心/MIND The general word for the mental sphere of man is xīn 心 "HEART> mind" (ant. xíng 形 "physical shape, body", tǐ 體 "limbs, body").

      Syntactic words
    • n[adN]nonreferentialthe wise, the competent; those who know
    • n[adN]subject=indefinitean intelligent or competent person
    • nab(post-N)the wisdom of the contextually determinate NCH
    • nab.post-V{NUM}kinds of wisdom; parts of relevant knowledge
    • nabgeneralcommon senseCH
    • nabgradedsometimes: degree of wisdom 愚人之智
    • nabnegativewisdom (as something to be rejected because insufficient)
    • nabpsychwisdom; intellectual prowess. BUDDH: perfect insight, wisdom skr. prajñā
    • n|vadNof wisdom/wise 智士,智謀
    • v[adN]the wiseCH
    • vadN=智　wiseCH
    • vibe wise (of persons or actions)
    • viappear vibe deemed to vi; be generally taken to be vi,CH
    • vtoNgradedregard as wise
    • vtoNmiddle voicebe regarded as wise
    • vtoNputative.reflex.自consider (oneself) as wise
    聖  shèng OC: qhljeŋs MC: ɕiɛŋ 64 Attributions

    Shèng 聖 (ant. yōng 庸 "mediocre") refers to supreme sagehood and perfection of character.

      Word relations
    • Inconsist: 多能/TALENT
    • Ant: 凡/ORDINARY The current general word for "ordinary" is fán 凡 (ant. qí 奇 "remarkable").
    • Ant: 恆 / 恆恒/ORDINARY
    • Ant: 惡/WICKED The most current and general word for wickedness is probably è 惡 (ant. shàn 善 "good"), but it must be noted that in early texts the word is more current in the meaning of physical ugliness.
    • Ant: 愚/STUPID The dominant word is yú 愚 (ant. zhì 智 "clever; wise"), and the word refers to intellectual obtuseness as well as practical ineptitude.
    • Epithet: 王/KING The general term for a king of any kind is wáng 王, and in Warring States times this term can refer to all sovereign rulers, even the Son of Heaven.
    • Epithet: 神/SUPERNATURAL The general and very common term referring to whatever is supernatural or divine in any way, and thus superior to what is ordinarily human or natural, is shén 神.
    • Contrast: 仁/BENEVOLENCE Rén 仁 (ant. cán 殘 "cruel" and perhaps ant.* rěn 忍 "be callous, unfeeling") which refers to kind-heartedness and deep human sensibility as a constitutive feature of man as a moral being, is the standard word since Confucius. [ETHICAL], [HIGH-DEGREE]
    • Contrast: 明/INTELLIGENT Míng 明 (ant. àn 闇 "obfuscated in one's mind"), taking its analogy from sharpness of vision, typically refers to clarity of insight at all levels.
    • Contrast: 智 / 知/WISE The current general word for wisdom is zhì 智 (ant. yú 愚 "devoid of wisdom") and this may refer to any superior intellectual ability beyond the realm of memorisation or mundane knowledge, the quality which enables one to móu 謀 give good advice..
    • Assoc: 仁/BENEVOLENCE Rén 仁 (ant. cán 殘 "cruel" and perhaps ant.* rěn 忍 "be callous, unfeeling") which refers to kind-heartedness and deep human sensibility as a constitutive feature of man as a moral being, is the standard word since Confucius. [ETHICAL], [HIGH-DEGREE]
    • Assoc: 賢/EXCELLENT
    • Assoc: 賢/EXCELLENT
    • Oppos: 否/NOT

      Syntactic words
    • n.red:adVREDUP: from sage to sage
    • nabfeaturequality of a sage, sagehood; sageliness
    • nabprocessbecoming a sage
    • nabsubjectwhat is sagely > the holy
    • nadN聖王"sagely king": sagely
    • v[adN]sage
    • vadNsagely, sagacious
    • vibe extraordinarily talented; be of superior or supreme intelligence; be sage-like; be a sage
    • vichangebecome a sage
    • vtoNputativeoccasionally: regard as sagely or extraordinarily talented
    • vtoNputative.reflex.自consider oneself a sage (a cardinal sin)
    智慧  zhì huì OC: tes ɢʷeds MC: ʈiɛ ɦei 29 Attributions
    • 佛教語大辭典 Bukkyōgo daijiten Encyclopedic Dictionary of Buddhist Terms ( NAKAMURA) p. 1116a

      Syntactic words
    • NPab.adNcharacterised by wisdom
    • NPab.cpsychpiece of wisdom
    • NPabdispositionintellectual competence; mundane versus higher Buddhist wisdom
    • NPabpsychwisdom BUDDH: (perfection of) wisdom (one of the Six Perfections of a Bodhisattva, liùdù 六度, see also bānrěbōluómì 般若波羅蜜); skr. prajñā-pāramitā
    • VPibe wise
    慧  huì OC: ɢʷeds MC: ɦei
    惠  huì OC: ɢʷiids MC: ɦei 23 Attributions

    Huì 慧 refers to profound wisdom and depth of insight.

      Word relations
    • Ant: 痴 / 癡/MAD Stupidity bordering on insanity is chī 癡 (ant. mǐn 敏 "highly sensitive and clever").
    • Contrast: 智 / 知/WISE The current general word for wisdom is zhì 智 (ant. yú 愚 "devoid of wisdom") and this may refer to any superior intellectual ability beyond the realm of memorisation or mundane knowledge, the quality which enables one to móu 謀 give good advice..
    • Assoc: 智 / 知/WISE The current general word for wisdom is zhì 智 (ant. yú 愚 "devoid of wisdom") and this may refer to any superior intellectual ability beyond the realm of memorisation or mundane knowledge, the quality which enables one to móu 謀 give good advice..
    • Assoc: 辯 / 辨/ELOQUENT The current general term for articulate rhetorical ability is biàn 辯 (ant. nè 訥 "be tongue-tied").
    • Synon: 智 / 知/WISE The current general word for wisdom is zhì 智 (ant. yú 愚 "devoid of wisdom") and this may refer to any superior intellectual ability beyond the realm of memorisation or mundane knowledge, the quality which enables one to móu 謀 give good advice..

      Syntactic words
    • nabpsychan ability to engage in profound and thorough reflection; discursive cleverness; BUDDH: the highest form of religious consciousness and insight, and one of the perfections of the Boddhisattva. Sanskrit prajñā.
    • nadNcharacterised by wisdom
    • v[adN]buddhistthe intelligent person
    • v[adN]nonreferentialthe wise-crackers
    • vadNclever, wiseCH
    • vibe truly intelligentCH
    聖賢  shèng xián OC: qhljeŋs ɡiin MC: ɕiɛŋ ɦen 22 Attributions

      Word relations
    • Ant: 不肖/INCOMPETENT The most current and general word for incompetence is bù xiào 不肖 (ant. xián 賢 "distinguished talent").
    • Ant: 下愚/EGO

      Syntactic words
    • NP[adN.]postVtindefinitea sage and worthy person, an outstanding personCH
    • NP[adN1.)adN2pluralof (the) sages and worthiesCH
    • NP[adN]plural, separatethe sagely and the wiseCH
    • NP[adN]plural, unified, generalisingmen of outstanding excellence; sages and worthies; sage men of worth
    • VPadNsagely and wiseCH
    智者  zhì zhě OC: tes kljaʔ MC: ʈiɛ tɕɣɛ 20 Attributions

      Syntactic words
    • NPabconceptwisdom, intelligence
    • NPdefinitethe wise people
    • NPindefinitea wise person (unspecified)
    • NPnonreferentialthe wise
    聖者  shèng zhě OC: qhljeŋs kljaʔ MC: ɕiɛŋ tɕɣɛ 18 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPabconceptconcept of the sage
    • NPdefinitethe sage
    • NPindefinitea sage (unidentified)
    • NPpost-V{NUM}NB: here the 者 is idiomatic with the adnominal number phrase.
    • NP{PRED}be a sage
    • NP{vad.npro}nonreferentialthe sage (at any time or in any place)
    賢聖  xián shèng OC: ɡiin qhljeŋs MC: ɦen ɕiɛŋ 13 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPabpsychtalent and sageliness> wisdom
    • NPnonreferentialworthies and sages
    • VPadNtalented or even sagely> of the highest distinction
    明  míng OC: mraŋ MC: mɣaŋ 11 Attributions

    Míng 明 (ant. bì 蔽 "beclouded, mentally obfuscated") refers to more cerebral clarity of moral insight and superb perceptiveness.

      Syntactic words
    • nabdispositionlucid insight; perspicacity; enlightened spirit, enlightenment; level of intellectual enlightenment
    • v[adN]nonreferentialone who is enlightened; those who are perspicacious
    • vibe wiseDS
    • vtoNcause to become wise, make wiseCH
    菩薩  pú sà OC: bɯ saad MC: buo̝ sɑt 10 Attributions
    • The Evolution of the Concept of the Bodhisattva The Bodhisattva Doctrine in Buddhism ( BASHAM 1978) p.

    • The Bodhisattva Doctrine in Buddhist Sanskrit Literature ( DAYAL 1975) p.

    • The Bodhisattva Idea in Chinese Literature The Bodhisattva Doctrine in Buddhism ( JAN YUNHUA 1978) p.

    • The Bodhisattva doctrine in Buddhism ( KAWAMURA 1978) p.

    • The Bodhisattva Concept The Bodhisattva doctrine in Buddhism ( LANCASTER 1978) p.

      Syntactic words
    • NPbuddhistBUDDH: bodhisattva (religious ideal in Mahāyāna Buddhism: sentient being who has set out on the path of enlightenment or has reached enlightenment; he remains in the cycle of life and death in order assist other beings on their way to salvation.)
    須陀洹  xū tuó huán OC: so laal ɢoon MC: si̯o dɑ ɦʷɑn 9 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPabpsychBUDDH: first stage of sagely life characterised by enlightenment
    • NPbuddhistBUDDH: Skt: srota-āpanna, one 'who has entered the stream' (rúliú 入流) of sagely life
    哲  zhé OC: krled MC: ʈiɛt 6 Attributions

    Zhé 哲 emphasises advanced intellectual talents.

      Syntactic words
    • v[adN]nonreferentialperson of learning; learning
    • vadNwise
    • vibe wise
    智人  zhì rén OC: tes njin MC: ʈiɛ ȵin 5 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPclever; wise person
    • NPnonreferentiala wise one, the wise man, a person of wisdomVK
    羅漢  luó hàn OC: b-raal qhlaans MC: lɑ hɑn 5 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPbuddhistBUDDH: skr. arhat
    阿羅漢  ā luó hàn OC: qlaal b-raal qhlaans MC: ʔɑ lɑ hɑn 4 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPabpsychBUDDH: wisdom
    • NPbuddhistBUDDH: SANSKRIT arhat
    聖知  shèng zhī MC: syengH trje OC: qhljeŋs te 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPabpsychread shèng zhì wisdomCH
    • VPipsych(= sheng4zhi4 聖智) possess sage-like wisdomLZ
    知足  zhī zú OC: te tsoɡs MC: ʈiɛ tsi̯o 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPabnominalised VPthe ability to recognise when things are enoughCH
    • VPibe wise enough to know when things are enough
    哲人  zhé rén OC: krled njin MC: ʈiɛt ȵin 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NP{vadN}person of learning, wise person
    大智  dà zhì OC: daads tes MC: dɑi ʈiɛ 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPadNof great wisdom
    斯陀含  sī tuó hán OC: sqe laal ɡlɯɯm MC: siɛ dɑ ɦəm 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPabpsychstate of arhatship where one will be born again only once
    • NPbuddhistBUDDH: SANSKRIT sakṛdāgāmin, one who has reached arhatship and will be reborn only once more
    智囊  zhì náng MC: trjeH nang OC: tes naaŋ 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPabsack of shrewd wisdomCH
    自然智  zì rán zhì OC: sblids njen tes MC: dzi ȵiɛn ʈiɛ 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPabfeaturenatural wisdom
    阿那含  ā nà hán OC: qlaal naals ɡlɯɯm MC: ʔɑ nɑ ɦəm 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPabpsychstate of someone who has reached arhatship and will only be born once again in a Heaven.
    • NPbuddhistBUDDH: SANSKRITanāgāmin, a saint who will not return to the world again, but who will be reborn in a rūpa (色天) or arūpa (無色天) heaven
    睿  ruì OC: lods MC: jiɛi 2 Attributions

    Ruì 睿 refers to general astuteness and thoughtfulness.

      Word relations
    • Assoc: 智 / 知/WISE The current general word for wisdom is zhì 智 (ant. yú 愚 "devoid of wisdom") and this may refer to any superior intellectual ability beyond the realm of memorisation or mundane knowledge, the quality which enables one to móu 謀 give good advice..

      Syntactic words
    • nabpsychastuteness, shrewdness; thoughtfulness
    • viZUO Ai 11: shrewd, astute, far-sighted
    知聖  zhī shèng MC: trje syengH OC: te qhljeŋs 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPadNwiseLZ
    阿那含人  ā nà hán rén OC: qlaal naals ɡlɯɯm njin MC: ʔɑ nɑ ɦəm ȵin 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPbuddhistBUDDH: SANSKRITanāgāmin, a saint who will not return to the world again, but who will be reborn in a rūpa (色天) or arūpa (無色天) heaven
    無學  wú xué OC: ma ɡruuɡ MC: mi̯o ɦɣɔk 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NP[adN]those who have achieved perfect Buddhist wisdom and have nothing further to learn
    辯  biàn 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vibe cleverCH
    千聖  qiān shèng OC: snʰiin qhljeŋs MC: tshen ɕiɛŋ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPa supreme saint
    福慧  fú huì OC: pɯɡ ɢʷeds MC: puk ɦei 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPabpsychmeritorious wisdom; luck-bringing wisdom; wisdom that brings good fortune in future lives
    慧刀  huì dāo OC: ɢʷeds k-laaw MC: ɦei tɑu 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPabpsychthe dagger/knife of wisdom
    慧心  huì xīn OC: ɢʷeds slɯm MC: ɦei sim 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPabpsychmindset directed towards higher wisdom
    摩訶薩  mó hē sà OC: maal qhlaal saad MC: mʷɑ hɑ sɑt 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPbuddhistBUDDH: PUT SOOTHILL [SK]
    慧智  huì zhì OC: ɢʷeds tes MC: ɦei ʈiɛ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VP[adN]nonreferentialthe wise
    薩若  sà rě OC: saad njaʔ MC: sɑt ȵɣɛ 1 Attribution
    • 佛光大辭典 Fóguāng dàcídiǎn The Foguang Dictionary of Buddhism ( FOGUANG) p. 6602

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    • NPabbuddhistBUDDH: omniscience (referring to Buddha's all-embracing wisdom and knowledge); skr. sarvañā
    神聖  shén shèng OC: ɢljin qhljeŋs MC: ʑin ɕiɛŋ 1 Attribution
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    • NPnonreferentiala sage, a supernaturally wise person
    斯陀含人  sī tuó hán rén OC: sqe laal ɡlɯɯm njin MC: siɛ dɑ ɦəm ȵin 1 Attribution
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    • NPbuddhistBUDDH: SANSKRIT sakṛdāgāmin, one who has reached arhatship and will be reborn only once more
    智士  zhì shì OC: tes dzrɯʔ MC: ʈiɛ ɖʐɨ 1 Attribution
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    • NPnonreferentialthe wise person
    明智  míng zhì OC: mraŋ tes MC: mɣaŋ ʈiɛ 1 Attribution
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    • NPnonreferentialthe wise
    辯慧  biàn huì OC: brenʔ ɢʷeds MC: biɛn ɦei 1 Attribution
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    • VPadNdiscriminating and wise
    應真  yìng zhēn OC: qɯŋs tjin MC: ʔɨŋ tɕin 1 Attribution
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    • NPLuohan, Arhat
    • NPabstativeArhathood, Luohanhood
    有學  yǒu xué OC: ɢʷɯʔ ɡruuɡ MC: ɦɨu ɦɣɔk 1 Attribution
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    • NP[adN]those who still have something to learn (but have advanced in wisdom)
    上智  shàng zhì OC: ɡljaŋs tes MC: dʑi̯ɐŋ ʈiɛ 1 Attribution
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    • NPabpsychsupreme wisdom
    智燈  zhì dēng OC: tes tɯɯŋ MC: ʈiɛ təŋ 1 Attribution
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    • NPabfigurativethe lamp of wisdom> wisdom
    須陀洹人  xū tuó huán rén OC: so laal ɢoon njin MC: si̯o dɑ ɦʷɑn ȵin 1 Attribution
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    • NPbuddhistBUDDH: SANSKRIT srota-āpanna, one 'who has entered the stream' (rúliú 入流) of sagely livelihood
    聖哲  shèng zhé OC: qhljeŋs krled MC: ɕiɛŋ ʈiɛt 1 Attribution
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    • VP[adN]sage
    • VPibe wise; become wise
    • VPichangebecome a sage
    有智  yǒu zhì OC: ɢʷɯʔ tes MC: ɦɨu ʈiɛ 1 Attribution
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    • VPibe wise
    仁智  rén zhì OC: njin tes MC: ȵin ʈiɛ 1 Attribution
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    • NPabfeaturekind-hearted wisdom
    • VPisubject=ladybe human-heartedly wise
    濬  xùn jùn MC: swinH OC: -- 1 Attribution
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    • nabderivedprofound wisdomCH
    聖智  shèng zhì OC: qhljeŋs tes MC: ɕiɛŋ ʈiɛ 1 Attribution
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    • VPiactconduct oneself in a sagely and wise way; be sagely and wise
    他心智  tā xīn zhì OC: lʰaal slɯm tes MC: thɑ sim ʈiɛ 1 Attribution
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    • NPactBUDDH: the knowledge of the thoughts of others (one of supernatural powers of a saint)
    古人  gǔ rén MC: kuX nyin OC: kaaʔ njin 1 Attribution
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    • NP(wise) man of antiquityDS
    聰  cōng MC: tshuwng OC: skhooŋ 0 Attributions

    Cōng 聰 (ant. dùn 鈍 "numb and insensitive") refers to sharp and incisive intelligence, especially in the analyses of what one has learnt and heard.

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    • virefers to incisive intelligence
    無情  wú qíng OC: ma dzeŋ MC: mi̯o dziɛŋ 0 Attributions
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    • NP[adN]BUDDH: the one without deluded mental activities > sage, enlightened person
    若波羅蜜多  rě bō luó mì mì OC: njaʔ paal b-raal mbiɡ k-laal MC: ȵɣɛ pʷɑ lɑ mit tɑ 0 Attributions
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    • NPabbuddhistBUDDH: (perfection of) wisdom (one of the Six Perfections of a Bodhisattva, liùdù 六度; see also zhìhuì 智慧); SANSKRIT prajñā-pāramitā
    無意智  wú yì zhì OC: ma qɯɡs tes MC: mi̯o ʔɨ ʈiɛ 0 Attributions
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    • NPabbuddhistBUDDH: thoughtless wisdom, wisdom where there is an absence of thoughts (the highest of the four stages of dhyāna 禪地/禪天 in the realm of No-Form 無色界) (無意=無想 ??, compare 無想天)
    大智人  dà zhì rén OC: daads tes njin MC: dɑi ʈiɛ ȵin 0 Attributions
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    • NPnonreferentialthe man of great wisdom
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    • NPabpsychwisdomCH
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    • nabpoeticprofound wisdomCH
    賢哲  xián zhé OC: ɡiin krled MC: ɦen ʈiɛt 0 Attributions
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    • VPadNendowed with talent and wisdom
    二智  èr zhì OC: njis tes MC: ȵi ʈiɛ 0 Attributions
    • 佛光大辭典 Fóguāng dàcídiǎn The Foguang Dictionary of Buddhism ( FOGUANG) p. 215a-c

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    • NPabbuddhistBUDDH: twofold wisdom (there are several explanations of these kinds of knowledge/wisdom: (1) 盡智 (which resolves all afflictions 煩惱) and 無生智 (俱舍論); (2) 根本智(wisdom which penetrates delusions and does not engage in any false discriminations or differenations) and 後得智 (wisdom applied in the phenomenal world where all things are recognized as depending on each other, preventing the arising of the notion of a personal self); DASHENG QIXINLUN, 成唯識論; (3) 權智 (wisdom of expedient means) and 實智 (wisdom of the fundamental prinicple, ultimate truth (大乘義章 19, 法華玄義 3); (4) 如理智 (wisdom of the ultimate truth) and 如量智 (wisdom pertaining to the secular world) (佛性論 3); (5) 一切智 and 一切種智; (6) 觀察智 and 取相智
    聞慧  wén huì OC: mɯn ɢʷeds MC: mi̯un ɦei 0 Attributions
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    • NPabpsychwisdom acquired by hearing
    濬  xùn jùn MC: swinH OC: -- 0 Attributions
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    • nabpoeticprofound wisdomCH
    聖明  shèng míng OC: qhljeŋs mraŋ MC: ɕiɛŋ mɣaŋ 0 Attributions
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    • VPadNwise
    賢智  xián zhì OC: ɡiin tes MC: ɦen ʈiɛ 0 Attributions
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    • NP[adN]the worthy and the wise
    知  zhī OC: te MC: ʈiɛ 0 Attributions
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    穎  yǐng OC: ɢʷleŋʔ MC: jiɛŋ 0 Attributions

    Yǐng 穎 is a rare and archaising word referring to quite extraordinary superb intellectual ability.

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    • viquite extraordinary perspicacity of mind