詩し聖せい

noun

great poet; poet-sage

Honorific title for a poet of supreme mastery, often likened to a sage. Used especially for classical Chinese poets like Du Fu, and occasionally for Japanese masters.

• 杜と甫ほは中ちゅう国ごくの詩し聖せいと称たたえられている。

  Du Fu is revered as the Poet-Sage of China.

• 彼かれは現げん代だいの詩し聖せいと呼よばれるほどの才さい能のうを持もっている。

  He has such talent that he is called a modern-day great poet.