前ぜん賢けん

noun

wise men of the past; ancient sages

A literary term referring to virtuous and learned individuals from earlier times, often invoked in classical or formal contexts. Rare in modern everyday speech.

• 古こ典てんには前ぜん賢けんの教おしえが多おおく記しるされている。

  Classical texts contain many teachings of the wise men of the past.