圣人 (shèng rén) — sage, wise person (a person of exceptional wisdom and moral virtue); the Sage (a title of honor for Confucius); emperor (a post-Tang imperial honorific)

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• 每个人都希望成为圣人，但很少有人能做到。
  Měi gè rén dōu xī wàng chéng wéi shèng rén, dàn hěn shǎo yǒu rén néng zuò dào.
  Everyone hopes to become a sage, but very few can achieve it.
• 孔子的言论至今仍是圣人之道。
  Kǒng zǐ de yán lùn zhì jīn réng shì shèng rén zhī dào.
  Confucius's teachings are still the way of the Sage today.
• 唐代以后，圣人成为对皇帝的一种尊称。
  Táng dài yǐ hòu, shèng rén chéng wéi duì huáng dì de yì zhǒng zūn chēng.
  After the Tang dynasty, 'sage' became a respectful title for the emperor.