善哉
善哉 shàn zāi ㄕㄢˋ ㄗㄞ sin6 zoi1
- excellent
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More words with these characters
善
- 友善 yǒu shàn ㄧㄡˇ ㄕㄢˋ jau5 sin6 friendly
- 善意 shàn yì ㄕㄢˋ ㄧˋ sin6 ji3 goodwill
- 善于善於 shàn yú ㄕㄢˋ ㄩˊ sin6 jyu1 to be good at; to be adept at
- 善良 shàn liáng ㄕㄢˋ ㄌㄧㄤˊ sin6 loeng4 good and honest
- 妥善 tuǒ shàn ㄊㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄢˋ to5 sin6 appropriate; proper
- 完善 wán shàn ㄨㄢˊ ㄕㄢˋ jyun4 sin6 (of systems, facilities etc) comprehensive
哉
- 悠哉 yōu zāi ㄧㄡ ㄗㄞ see 悠哉悠哉[you1 zai1 you1 zai1]
- 圣哉经聖哉經 shèng zāi jīng ㄕㄥˋ ㄗㄞ ㄐㄧㄥ sing3 zoi1 ging1 Sanctus (section of Catholic mass)
- 优哉游哉優哉遊哉 yōu zāi yóu zāi ㄧㄡ ㄗㄞ ㄧㄡˊ ㄗㄞ see 悠哉悠哉[you1 zai1 you1 zai1]
- 呜呼哀哉嗚呼哀哉 wū hū āi zāi ㄨ ㄏㄨ ㄞ ㄗㄞ wu1 fu1 oi1 zoi1 alas
- 幸甚至哉 xìng shèn zhì zāi ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄕㄣˋ ㄓˋ ㄗㄞ filled with joy (quotation from poems by Cao Cao 曹操[Cao2 Cao1])
- 悠哉悠哉 yōu zāi yōu zāi ㄧㄡ ㄗㄞ ㄧㄡ ㄗㄞ jau1 zoi1 jau4 zoi1 free and unconstrained (idiom)
Idioms with these characters
- 长袖善舞長袖善舞 cháng xiù shàn wǔ ㄔㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄢˋ ㄨˇ coeng4 zau6 sin6 mou5 long sleeves help one dance beautifully (idiom); money and power will help you in any occupation
- 惩恶扬善懲惡揚善 chéng è yáng shàn ㄔㄥˊ ㄜˋ ㄧㄤˊ ㄕㄢˋ cing4 ok3 joeng4 sin6 to uphold virtue and condemn evil (idiom)
- 慈眉善目 cí méi shàn mù ㄘˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄇㄨˋ ci4 mei4 sin6 muk6 (idiom) kind-looking; benevolent-looking
- 从善如流從善如流 cóng shàn rú liú ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ cung4 sin6 jyu4 lau4 readily following good advice (idiom); willing to accept other people's views
- 多愁善感 duō chóu shàn gǎn ㄉㄨㄛ ㄔㄡˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄍㄢˇ do1 sau4 sin6 gam2 (idiom) emotionally sensitive and prone to melancholy